treiben — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bankrupt adj Legally unable to pay one's debts.
- drift noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.
- drive verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
- float verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
- impel verb To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
- plunge verb To jump or dive suddenly into water or another substance.
- protrusion noun The act of protruding.
- urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.
- waft verb To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.
- wrangle verb To argue or quarrel at length, often noisily.
Senses
treiben is used for these senses in English:
- bankrupt (transitive) To force into bankruptcy.
- drift (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
- drift (transitive) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
- drive (transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
- drive (transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
- drive (transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
- float (intransitive) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
- impel (transitive) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
bankrupt — full definition
- adj Legally unable to pay one's debts.
- verb To cause someone or something to run out of money entirely.
drift — full definition
- noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.
- noun A large mound of snow, sand, or debris piled up by wind or current.
- noun The general meaning or intention of something said.
- verb To move slowly and without control, carried by wind, water, or circumstance.