self-drive

ˈsɛlfˌdraɪv

Definition

Definition of self-drive - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

transportation

rental car that the renter drives themselves

They opted for a self-drive during their vacation to explore freely..

hire car

rental car

autonomous vehicle

TECH.

capability of a vehicle to drive itself

TECH.

The new model features advanced self-drive technology.

self-driving

Adjective

vehicle rental

pertaining to a vehicle that one drives oneself

We opted for a self-drive car to explore the countryside.

travel

describing a holiday where you drive yourself

They planned a self-drive holiday across Europe.

independent

self-catering

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Origin of self-drive

English, self (oneself) + drive (operate)

Terms with self-drive included in their meaning

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death drive

psychoanalysis

instinctual drive towards death and self-destruction

death instinct

psychology

psychological drive towards death or self-destruction

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acr.

acr: self-encrypting drive

drive that encrypts data by itself

Examples of self-drive in a sentence

He enjoyed the flexibility of a self-drive for his business trip.
Self-drive cars are becoming more common on roads.
The company is investing in self-drive technology.
They rented a self-drive van for the road trip.
The self-drive option was more economical for their vacation.
They chose a self-drive tour of the national parks.

A self-drive vacation offers more flexibility.

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French:voiture de location, autonome, ...
German:Mietwagen, zum Selbstfahren, ...
Italian:macchina a noleggio, a guida autonoma, ...
Spanish:coche de alquiler, autoconducido, ...
Portuguese:carro de aluguer, de aluguer sem condutor, ...
Chinese:自驾租车, 自驾的, ...
Japanese:セルフドライブカー, 自分で運転する, ...
Arabic:سَيّارَة إِيجار بِدُون سائِق, ذاتي القِيادَة, ...
Hebrew:רֶכֶב שָׂכוּר לִנְהִיגָה עַצְמִית, בִּנְהִיגָה עַצְמִית, ...
Russian:самоходный автомобиль, самостоятельное вождение, ...
Ukrainian:орендований автомобіль, оренда автомобіля, ...
Hindi:स्वयं चलाने की किराये की कार, स्वयं चलाने वाला, ...
Bengali:নিজে চালানোর ভাড়ার গাড়ি, নিজে-চালিত, ...
Catalan:cotxe de lloguer sense conductor, de lloguer sense conductor, ...
Czech:autopůjčovna, bez řidiče, ...
Danish:lejebil, selvkørt, ...
Dutch:zelfrijdende huurauto, zelfrijdend, ...
Greek:ενοικιαζόμενο αυτοκίνητο, αυτοοδηγούμενος, ...
Hungarian:bérautó, sofőr nélküli, ...
Khmer:រថយន្តជួលបើកដោយខ្លួនឯង, បើកបរដោយខ្លួនឯង, ...
Korean:자가 운전 렌터카, 자가 운전, ...
Persian:خودروی بدون راننده, بدون راننده, ...
Polish:samochód z wypożyczalni, do samodzielnego prowadzenia, ...
Portuguese (BR):carro de aluguel, para dirigir, ...
Romanian:mașină de închiriat, autoconducere, ...
Swedish:hyrbil, självkörande, ...
Thai:รถเช่าขับเอง, ไม่มีคนขับ, ...
Turkish:kiralık araba, kendi sürüş, ...
Vietnamese:xe tự lái, do người thuê tự điều khiển, ...

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