Translation guide
A tool for turning screws, or a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice.
A hand tool used to turn screws, with a handle and a shaft ending in a tip that fits into the screw head.
The most common and general term for a screwdriver. Can refer to both manual and powered types.
ドライバーでネジを締めてください。
Please tighten the screw with a screwdriver.
このドライバーは先が磁石になっている。
This screwdriver has a magnetic tip.
A more traditional Japanese term, literally 'screw turner'. Less common than ドライバー but still understood.
A mixed drink typically made with vodka and orange juice.
ドライバー can also mean 'driver' (as in a person who drives a vehicle or a device driver in computing). In a hardware store or DIY context, it clearly means screwdriver. If ambiguity is possible, use ねじ回し or clarify with 工具のドライバー (tool screwdriver).
ねじ回しを工具箱から取って。
Get the screwdriver from the toolbox.
A direct loanword from English, sometimes used in technical contexts or to specify the tool distinctly from the cocktail. Rare in everyday speech.
このスクリュードライバーは精密作業用です。
This screwdriver is for precision work.
The standard name for the cocktail in Japanese. Often abbreviated to スクドラ in casual settings.
バーでスクリュードライバーを注文した。
I ordered a screwdriver at the bar.
スクリュードライバーはウォッカとオレンジジュースで作る。
A screwdriver is made with vodka and orange juice.
A descriptive term meaning 'vodka orange', used informally to refer to the drink.
ウォッカオレンジ、略してスクドラね。
Vodka orange, or 'screwdriver' for short.