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drift

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdrɪft/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/drɪft/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(drift)

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
drift vi	(float on water) (por agua)	ir a la deriva loc verb
andar sin rumbo loc verb
There was a boat drifting in the middle of the lake.
Había un bote yendo a la deriva por el medio del lago.
drift vi	(float on air) (por tierra)	ir a la deriva loc verb
andar sin rumbo loc verb
The leaves drifted on the wind.
Las hojas iban a la deriva por el viento.
drift vi	figurative (wander aimlessly) (figurado)	dejarse llevar loc verb
ir a la deriva loc verb
The tourists drifted from one famous monument to the next.
Los turistas se dejaban llevar de un monumento a otro.
drift vi	figurative (progress aimlessly) (figurado)	estar a la deriva loc verb
estar sin rumbo loc verb
Philip dropped out of college and since then he's just been drifting.
Philip abandonó la escuela y desde entonces está a la deriva.
drift n	(heap of snow, sand)	montículo nm
amontonamiento nm
apilamiento nf
The snow had accumulated in drifts in the fields.
La nieve se había acumulado en montículos en el campo.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
drift n	(movement)	movimiento nm
giro nm
Instead of following a straight course, the navigator realized there had been a steady drift to starboard.
En vez de seguir un curso recto, el navegador se dio cuenta de que había habido un leve movimiento a estribor.
drift n	figurative (change in course)	giro nm
cambio nm
Over recent years, we have seen a drift towards the political right.
En los últimos años hemos visto un giro hacia la derecha política.
drift n	(motor racing: controlled skid) (voz inglesa)	drift nm
drift⇒ vi	figurative (move: towards an idea, etc.)	inclinarse⇒ v prnl
tender⇒ vi
propender⇒ vi
Many left-wing political parties seem to have drifted further right in recent years.
Muchos de los partidos políticos de izquierda parecen haberse inclinado hacia la derecha en los últimos años.
drift vi	figurative (deviate: from [sth] intended)	vagar⇒ vi
divagar⇒ vi
The talk was supposed to be about the publishing industry, but at some point it drifted and ended up covering a wide range of topics.
La charla era sobre la industria editorial, pero en algún momento empezó a vagar y terminó siendo sobre una variedad de temas.
drift vi	(heap together)	amontonarse⇒ v prnl
The snow had drifted during the night.
La nieve se había amontonado durante la noche.
drift [sth]⇒ vtr	(carry)	llevar⇒ vtr
empujar⇒ vtr
The current drifted the boat out to sea.
La corriente llevó el barco a altamar.
drift [sth] vtr	(heap together)	amontonar⇒ vtr
The wind drifted the snow into mounds.
El viento amontonó la nieve en montículos.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés	Español
drift apart vi phrasal	figurative (friends, couple: lose closeness)	distanciarse⇒ v prnl
Sometimes friends will drift apart over time.
A veces los amigos se distancian con el tiempo.
drift away vi phrasal	(be carried away, float off)	ir a la deriva loc verb
ser arrastrado loc verb
He fell asleep on the lilo and slowly drifted away from the beach.
Se quedó dormido en el colchón inflable y se fue a la deriva lentamente lejos de la orilla.
drift away vi phrasal	figurative (lose contact, become estranged)	alejarse⇒ v prnl
distanciarse⇒ v prnl
Sometimes husbands and wives just drift away from each other and end up getting divorced.
A veces los maridos y las mujeres simplemente se alejan el uno del otro y terminan divorciándose.
drift from [sth] vtr phrasal insep	figurative (digress or be distracted from)	distraerse de v prnl + prep
He seemed to be unsure of the point of his speech and drifted from the topic regularly.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No nos distraigamos del tema, volvamos a la cuestión principal.
drift into [sth] vtr phrasal insep	figurative (gradually become involved in)	dejarse ir llevando, dejarse llevar loc verb
I drifted into teaching after I failed my exams to become a doctor.
Me dejé ir llevando hacia la enseñanza tras suspender los exámenes para médico.
inclinarse hacia v prnl + prep
Me incliné hacia la docencia después de reprobar mis exámenes para convertirme en médico.
derivar hacia vi + prep
transformarse en vi + prep
Derivé hacia la docencia después de reprobar mis exámenes para convertirme en médico.
implicarse poco a poco loc verb
Me impliqué poco a poco en la docencia después de reprobar mis exámenes para convertirme en médico.
drift off vi phrasal	informal, figurative (fall asleep) (coloquial, figurado)	caer⇒ vi
dormirse⇒ v prnl
The calm music and low lights caused me to drift off during the movie.
La música tranquila y las luces bajas me hicieron caer durante la película.
(coloquial, figurado)	quedarse frito loc verb
quedarse dormido loc verb
La música tranquila y las luces bajas me hicieron quedarme frito la película.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
catch [sb]'s drift, get [sb]'s drift v expr	informal, figurative (understand what [sb] means)	entender⇒ vtr
captar⇒ vtr
continental drift n	(movement of continents) (geología)	deriva continental nf
Continental drift happens over millions and millions of years.
drift along vi + adv	(be carried)	dejarse llevar loc verb
The tumbleweed drifted along, pushed by a soft prairie breeze.
ir a la deriva loc verb
drift along vi + adv	figurative (live without purpose)	ir a la deriva loc verb
vivir sin rumbo loc verb
Gary drifts along without any purpose; he'll never amount to anything.
drift apart vi + adv	(separate gradually)	separarse⇒ v prnl
distanciarse⇒ v prnl
Asia and North America were once joined, but over the millennia, they drifted apart.
Asia y Norteamérica estuvieron unidas en el pasado, pero al cabo de miles de años se separaron.
drift ice n	(floating ice)	hielo a la deriva nm + loc adj
drift net, drift-net n	(large net for fishing)	red de deriva nf + loc adj
driftnet, drift net n	(large net for catching fish)	red barredera loc nom f
trasmallo nm
genetic drift	(genetics)	deriva genética, deriva alélica loc nom f
longshore drift, also US: beach drift, littoral drift n	(sediment movement along coast)	deriva litoral nf + adj mf
snow drift n	(mass of windblown snow)	ventisquero nm

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'drift' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

float - float away - kettle hole - precession of the equinoxes - saltation - waft away

Spanish:

derivar - panear - ventiscar - devalar - ir al garete - decaer - deriva - baquear - deriva genética - desvío - errar - alienación - dormir - vagabundear - agarrar la onda - deriva continental - distanciar - ventisquero - reboso - ensimismar - subducción - entender

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Synonyms: float, coast, waft, sail, bob, more...

Collocations: a drift of [snow, sand], the car drove [into, through] a snow drift, the car got stuck in a snow drift, more...

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