drift sand in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for drift sand in the English»French Dictionary

I.sand [Brit sand, Am sænd] N

1. sand (fine grit):

sand

sable m

fine/coarse sand

sable fin/grossier

2. sand Am (courage):

sand inf

cran m inf

sand inf

courage m

II.sands N npl

1. sands (beach):

sands

plage f

2. sands (desert):

sands

sables mpl

the shifting sands of international politics fig

le terrain fragile de la politique internationale

III.sand [Brit sand, Am sænd] VB trans

1. sand:

sand, a. sand down (smooth) floor

poncer

sand, a. sand down car body, woodwork

frotter or passer [qc] au papier de verre

2. sand (put sand on):

sand icy road, path

sabler

IV.sand [Brit sand, Am sænd]

as happy as a sandboy

gai comme un pinson

to stick or bury one's head in the sand

pratiquer la politique de l'autruche

the sands of time run slow

le temps s'écoule lentement

the sands of time are running out for the government

les jours du gouvernement sont comptés

to build on sand fig

bâtir sur le sable

I.drift [Brit drɪft, Am drɪft] N

1. drift (flow, movement):

the drift of the current

le sens du courant

to be carried downstream by the drift of the current

être emporté en aval par le courant

the drift of events fig

le cours des événements

the drift from the land

l'exode m rural

the drift of refugees to the border

l'afflux m des réfugiés à la frontière

the slow drift of strikers back to work

le lent retour des grévistes au travail

2. drift (ocean current):

drift also GEOL

dérive f

North Atlantic drift

dérive nord-atlantique

3. drift (deviation):

drift (of projectile)

dérivation f

drift (of ship, plane)

dérive f

4. drift (mass):

drift (of snow)

congère f

drift (of leaves, sand)

tas m

drift (of leaves, sand)

amoncellement m

drift (of smoke, mist)

nuage m

drift (of smoke, mist)

traînée f

the rain/snow was falling in drifts

il y avait des bourrasques de pluie/de neige

5. drift (general meaning):

drift

sens m (général)

to catch the drift of sb's argument

comprendre où quelqu'un veut en venir

I don't catch or follow your drift

je ne comprends pas où vous voulez en venir

get the drift inf?

tu piges? inf

6. drift GEOL (glacial deposit):

drift

drift m

drift

sédiments mpl glaciaires

7. drift (in mining):

drift

galerie f en allongement

8. drift LING:

drift

évolution f

9. drift:

drift ELEC, RADIO

dérive f

II.drift [Brit drɪft, Am drɪft] VB intr

1. drift (be carried):

drift (by tide, current) boat:

dériver

drift (by wind) balloon:

voler à la dérive

drift smoke, fog:

flotter

to drift out to sea

dériver vers le large

to drift off course boat:

dériver hors-cap

to drift off course plane:

dériver hors de route

to drift downstream

être emporté or entraîné en aval par le courant

to drift onto the rocks

s'échouer sur les rochers

clouds drifted across the sky

des nuages traversaient le ciel

mist was drifting in from the sea

il y avait de la brume qui venait de la mer

voices drifted into the garden

des voix parvenaient dans le jardin

2. drift (pile up):

drift snow:

former des congères fpl

drift leaves:

s'amonceler

drifting snow

des bourrasques fpl de neige

drifted snow

des congères

3. drift:

to drift along person lit

flâner

to drift along fig

se laisser aller

to drift around or about the house

traîner sans but dans la maison

the strikers are drifting back to work

les grévistes retournent progressivement au travail

to drift into/out of the room

entrer dans une/sortir d'une pièce d'un pas nonchalant

to drift from job to job

passer d'un emploi à un autre

to drift from town to town

errer de ville en ville

to drift through life

errer sans but dans la vie

the country is drifting towards recession/war

le pays glisse vers la récession/la guerre

I'm content to let things drift

je me borne à laisser les événements suivre leur cours

4. drift (stray) fig:

to drift into teaching/publishing

se retrouver dans l'enseignement/l'édition

to drift into crime/prostitution

sombrer dans la criminalité/la prostitution

the conversation drifted onto politics

la conversation a dérivé vers la politique

drift sand in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drift sand in the English»French Dictionary

drift sand no pl N

drift sand

sable m mouvant

Translations for drift sand in the English»French Dictionary

drift of sand

dune f

drift sand

s'entasser

Translations for drift sand in the English»French Dictionary

I.drift [drɪft] N

1. drift (slow movement):

drift

mouvement m

drift of ship

dérive f

drift of current

sens m

drift of events

cours m

downward drift

écroulement m

downward drift of prices

effondrement m

2. drift METEO (mass blown together):

drift

amoncellement m

drift of sand

dune f

drift of snow

congère f

drift of clouds

traînée f

3. drift (central meaning):

drift

sens m général

to catch sb's drift

comprendre où qn veut en venir

4. drift TECH (tool):

drift

jet m (d'extraction)

II.drift [drɪft] VB intr

1. drift (be moved):

drift a. fig

dériver

drift smoke, voice

flotter

drift attention

se relâcher

to drift out to sea

dériver sur la mer

2. drift (move aimlessly):

drift

errer

to drift away

partir nonchalamment

to drift along

se laisser aller

to drift into sth

se laisser aller à qc

3. drift METEO (be piled into drifts):

drift sand

s'entasser

drift of snow

former des congères

I.sand [sænd] N

1. sand no pl (granular substance):

sand

sable m

2. sand pl (large expanse of sand):

sand

banc m de sable

II.sand [sænd] VB trans

sand

sabler

III.sand [sænd] ADJ

sand

de sable

drift VB

User Entry

drift into sleep (to fall asleep)

se laisser emporter par le sommeil

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Large areas of the park are covered with drift sand and can be classified as coastal semi desert.

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Farmers planted it because nothing else would grow in the ribbon of land, which was coated in drift sand from the southwestern prevailing winds.

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In 1875 an additional 143 metres was added to the original structure, as over 10 years' accumulation of drift sands had made the water too shallow for mooring.

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