drift in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for drift in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1.1. drift (on water):

drift

moverse empujado por la corriente

the boat drifted off course

el barco se desvió de su rumbo

the logs/boats drifted down the river

los troncos/botes bajaban empujados por la corriente

1.2. drift (be adrift):

drift boat/person:

ir a la deriva

1.3. drift (in air):

drift balloon/glider:

moverse empujado por el viento

the clouds drifted away

las nubes se fueron dispersando

2. drift (proceed aimlessly):

he drifted from job to job

iba sin rumbo de un trabajo a otro

the firm is drifting inexorably toward ruin

la compañía va camino de la ruina

the strikers began drifting back to work

los huelguistas empezaron a volver poco a poco al trabajo

the crowd began to drift away

la muchedumbre comenzó a dispersarse

the conversation began to drift

la conversación empezó a irse por las ramas

to drift apart couple/friends:

distanciarse

I just drifted into marriage

me dejé llevar por las circunstancias y terminé casándome

3. drift (pile up):

drift sand/snow:

amontonarse

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

drift snow/sand:

drift

amontonar

III.drift [Am drɪft, Brit drɪft] N

1. drift C:

drift (of sand)

montón m

drift (of snow)

ventisquero m

2. drift (meaning):

drift no pl

sentido m

I didn't quite catch your drift

no entendí or capté muy bien lo que querías decir

if you get my drift

tú ya me entiendes

3. drift (movement):

the drift toward war

la inexorable marcha hacia la guerra

the drift from the land

el éxodo rural

the drift of public opinion

el cambio en la opinión pública

4.1. drift U GEOL:

drift

terreno m de acarreo

4.2. drift U LING:

drift

evolución f

5. drift U (deviation):

drift

desviación f

See also continental

I.continental [Am ˌkɑntəˈnɛnt(ə)l, Brit kɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l] ADJ

1. continental GEOG:

continental slope/climate

continental

2.1. continental (European):

continental customs/cuisine

de Europa (continental)

2.2. continental (in US history):

Continental Congress/soldier

de las colonias confederadas

II.continental [Am ˌkɑntəˈnɛnt(ə)l, Brit kɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l] N

continental

europeo m / europea f

drift net N

drift net

traína f

drift net

red f de fija

drift net

red f de posta

drift ice N U

drift ice

hielo m flotante

drift off VB [Am drɪft -, Brit drɪft -] (v + adv)

drift off

quedarse dormido

continental drift N GEOG

continental drift U

deriva f de los continentes

continental drift U

movimiento m de los continentes

Translations for drift in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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red de arrastre

drift net

vagar

to drift

ventiscar

to drift

deriva

drift

vagabundear

to drift (around)

drift in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drift in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.drift [drɪft] VB intr

1. drift:

drift (on water)

dejarse llevar por la corriente

drift (in air)

dejarse llevar por el viento

to drift out to sea

ir a la deriva

2. drift (move aimlessly):

drift

dejarse llevar

3. drift (progress aimlessly):

drift

vivir sin rumbo

4. drift METEO:

drift sand, snow

amontonarse

II.drift [drɪft] N

1. drift NAUT:

drift

deriva f

2. drift fig (movement):

drift

movimiento m

3. drift (trend):

drift

tendencia f

4. drift METEO:

drift

montón m

a sand drift

un montón de arena

5. drift (sense):

drift

significado m

to catch sb's drift

caer en la cuenta de lo que alguien quiere decir

drift-ice N no pl

drift-ice

hielo m flotante

drift apart VB intr

drift apart people:

drift apart

distanciarse (progresivamente)

drift off VB intr

drift off

dormirse lentamente

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continental drift

deriva f continental

to drift with the current

dejarse llevar por la corriente

Translations for drift in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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distanciarse

to drift apart

derrotarse

to drift off course

derivar

to drift

tendencia a algo

drift toward sth

drift Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to drift out to sea

ir a la deriva

a sand drift

un montón de arena

to catch sb's drift

caer en la cuenta de lo que alguien quiere decir

to drift with the current

dejarse llevar por la corriente

continental drift

deriva f continental

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An initial genetic drift could have caused differences in allele frequency distribution that have not been re-established due to a certain level of geographic isolation.

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He said that his resignation came about because of what he described as the dictatorial drift of the government.

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Drift ice consists of "floes", individual pieces of sea ice 20 m or more across.

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You need special levels of skill to drift through corners with the copybook excellence of a rally driver.

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Some groups of files may have been originally installed in the correct sequence, but drift apart with time as certain files within the group are deleted.

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Spits occur when longshore drift reaches a section of headland where the turn is greater than 30 degrees.

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Most of the injuries and fatalities were to miners who leapt from the spake and were thrown back under the trolley due to the narrowness of the drift shaft.

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It was designed to protect the canal from floods and drift ice, and entered service in 1873.

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The spacecraft repeated this drift and correction process nine times before retrofire.

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This random movement of electrons in a straight line is known as drift current.

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