drive off

Found in thesaurus: move, displace

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drive off
v.- espantar | ahuyentar (clientes) | irse manejando | volarse en un carro | volarse sin pagar una cuenta

An English-Spanish Dictionary (Granada University, Spain), 14.4Download this dictionary
drive off1
(v.) = precipitarse por, salirse de.
Ex: To dream that you drive off a mountain road suggests that the higher you climb in life, the harder it is to stay at the top.
 
drive off2
(v.) = irse, marcharse.
Ex: Four housebreakers left alone in a police car with the engine running simply drove off with it while the police who had arrested them chased their accomplice.
 
drive off3
(v.) = ahuyentar, espantar, repeler.
Ex: So we stopped in a pleasant place enough by the edge of a pond, and lighted a fire to drive off the mosquitoes, which plagued us beyond all description.