drift

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drift
[drɪft]
sustantivo
1movimiento (m) arrastre (m) (of current); tendencia (f) (of business, conversation); curso (m) (of events)
  • drift net -> red (f) de deriva (for fishing)
2sentido (m) idea (f) (meaning) (of person's words)
  • I get the drift (familiar) -> ya veo cuál es la idea
3ventisquero (m) (of snow)
verbo intransitivo
4ir a la deriva (boat, economy); derivar (conversation); discurrir (events); vagar, errar (person)
  • to let things drift -> dejar que las cosas vayan a la deriva
  • people drifted in and out during the speech -> durante el discurso, la gente entraba y salía
  • to drift apart -> irse separando poco a poco
  • to drift into war/crime -> ir derivando hacia la guerra/la delincuencia
5amontonarse (sand, snow)

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drift [drift]
sustantivo
1Impulso, violencia.
2Todo objeto arrastrado por las aguas o arrebatado por el viento.
3Montón de alguna cosa que junta el viento (of sand); ventisquero (of snow).
4Objeto o blanco de algún discurso.
5Designio, intento.
  • I didn’t quite catch your drift -> no entendí o capté muy bien lo que querías decir
6Manejo, entremetimiento.
7La dirección de una corriente; deriva; ángulo de deriva; cambio a sotavento. (Marina)
8Empuje de un arco. (Arqueología)
9Socavón, galería, cañón de desagüe. (Mineralogía; Mineral) (n)
10Broca, punzón para taladrar palastro. (Arte) (n)
11The drift from the land, el éxodo rural (movement). (n)
  • The drift of public opinion -> el cambio en la opinión pública
  • Drifts of ice -> hielos flotantes
  • Drifts of sand -> arena movediza
  • To go adrift -> fluctuar a merced de los vientos
  • To set adrift -> echar o dejar a la ventura
  • Drifts of dust -> nubes de polvo
  • Drift-wood -> madera o tronco flotante o echado a tierra por las aguas
Sentido (meaning).
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Ser llevado como por una corriente (on water); moverse empujado por el viento (in air/balloon). (n)
2Formar en montones, amontonarse (pile up/sand, snow); esparcir, salpicar, moverse en varias direcciones. (n)
3He drifted from job to job, iba sin rumbo de un trabajo a otro. (n)
  • The crowd began to drift away -> la muchedumbre comenzó a dispersarse (proceed aimlessly)
va. Impeler, apilar, amontonar. Ir a la deriva (be adrift/boat, person).

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drift [drɪft]
noun
1 (deviation from course) deriva; (f) (movement) movimiento; (m) (change of direction) cambio (de dirección); (m)
the drift to the city el movimiento migratorio hacia la ciudad; the drift from the land el éxodo rural; la despoblación del campo; the drift of events la marcha de los acontecimientos
2 (informal) (meaning) [of questions] significado; (m)
to catch sb's drift seguir entender a algn;or I don't get your drift no te entiendo
3 (mass) [of snow] ventisquero; (m) [of sand] montón; (m) [of clouds, leaves] banco; (m) (Geol) morrena; (f)
continental drift deriva continental; (f)
verb:intransitive
1 (in wind, current) dejarse llevar; ir a la deriva; (be off course) [+boat] ir a la deriva; [+person] vagar; ir a la deriva
to drift downstream dejarse llevar río abajo; he drifted into marriage se casó sin pensárselo; to let things drift dejar las cosas como están; to drift from job to job cambiar a menudo de trabajo sin propósito fijo
2 [+snow, sand] amontonarse
verb:transitive
(carry) impeler; llevar; (pile up) amontonar;
modifier
drift ice (n) hielo flotante; (m)
drift net (n) traína; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "drift"

Imperative
  • drift
  • you drift
  • he/she drifts
  • we drift
  • you drift
  • they drift
Preterite
  • I drifted
  • you drifted
  • he/she drifted
  • we drifted
  • you drifted
  • they drifted
Present Continuous
  • I am drifting
  • you are drifting
  • he/she is drifting
  • we are drifting
  • you are drifting
  • they are drifting
Present Perfect
  • I have drifted
  • you have drifted
  • he/she has drifted
  • we have drifted
  • you have drifted
  • they have drifted
Past Continuous
  • I was drifting
  • you were drifting
  • he/she was drifting
  • we were drifting
  • you were drifting
  • they were drifting
Past Perfect
  • I had drifted
  • you had drifted
  • he/she had drifted
  • we had drifted
  • you had drifted
  • they had drifted
Future
  • I will drift
  • you will drift
  • he/she will drift
  • we will drift
  • you will drift
  • they will drift
Future Perfect
  • I will have drifted
  • you will have drifted
  • he/she will have drifted
  • we will have drifted
  • you will have drifted
  • they will have drifted
Future Continuous
  • I will be drifting
  • you will be drifting
  • he/she will be drifting
  • we will be drifting
  • you will be drifting
  • they will be drifting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been drifting
  • you have been drifting
  • he/she has been drifting
  • we have been drifting
  • you have been drifting
  • they have been drifting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been drifting
  • you will have been drifting
  • he/she will have been drifting
  • we will have been drifting
  • you will have been drifting
  • they will have been drifting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been drifting
  • you had been drifting
  • he/she had been drifting
  • we had been drifting
  • you had been drifting
  • they had been drifting
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