Translations for „drift about“ in the English » German Dictionary

drift about, drift along VB intr

to drift along [or about] with the crowd

mit dem Strom schwimmen

to drift along [or about] with the crowd

mit der Herde laufen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to drift along [or about] with the crowd

mit der Herde laufen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Every year, the plates drift about 2 cm apart, which builds up tension between the plates and the earth mass above.

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But errant magnetism, electrical fields and microscopic jostling would make atomic clocks drift about four seconds over the lifetime of the universe.

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It always used to be said jellyfish simply drift about aimlessly, pushed hither and thither by the current, the marine equivalent of hippies.

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They have a slow, ambling gait as they drift about looking for anything that moves.

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They can, however, drift about within their confinement area.

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We drift about in tablecloths like ghosts in a school play.

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