drift apart in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for drift apart in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to drift apart couple/friends:

distanciarse

Translations for drift apart in the Spanish»English Dictionary

distanciarse amigos/familiares:

to drift apart

Translations for drift apart 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

apart [Am əˈpɑrt, Brit əˈpɑːt] ADV

1.1. apart (separated):

they have lived apart for some years

hace ya algunos años que viven separados

keep them apart

manténgalos separados

why does she always sit apart?

¿por qué se sienta siempre sola?

her intelligence set her apart

se destacaba por su inteligencia

a thing/woman apart

una cosa/mujer distinta or especial

1.2. apart (into pieces):

the building was blown apart

el edificio voló en mil pedazos

the girl pulled the doll apart

la niña desarmó la muñeca

2. apart (distant):

the two capitals are hundreds of miles apart

las dos capitales se encuentran a cientos de millas (de distancia) una de otra

in places as far apart as Tokyo and Paris

en lugares tan alejados el uno del otro como Tokio y París

when it comes to politics, he and I are miles apart

en lo que se refiere a política, estamos a años luz el uno del otro

the first and second interviews are weeks apart

hay varias semanas entre la primera y la segunda entrevista

3. apart (excluded) after n:

these faults apart, it is a very good piece of work

aparte de or fuera de estos defectos, es un trabajo muy bueno

joking apart, he is an excellent swimmer

fuera de bromas or hablando en serio, nada muy bien

4.1. apart (except for):

apart

excl

apart

menos

apart

aparte de

I liked them all apart from the yellow one

todas me gustaron excl or menos la amarilla

apart from him we're all satisfied

aparte de él or exceptuándolo a él, todos estamos satisfechos

4.2. apart (discounting):

apart

aparte de

quite apart from the time it would take, I can't afford it

aparte or independientemente del tiempo que me tomaría, no puedo permitírmelo

4.3. apart (separated from):

why does she always sit apart from the rest of the group?

¿por qué se sienta siempre apartada del resto del grupo?

See also tell apart, take apart, fall apart, come apart

tell apart VB [Am tɛl -, Brit tɛl -] (v + o + adv)

tell apart

distinguir

can you tell them apart?

¿los puedes distinguir (el uno del otro)?

can you tell them apart?

¿sabes decir cuál es cuál?

take apart VB [Am teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + o + adv)

1. take apart (dismantle):

take apart

desmontar

2. take apart (search thoroughly) inf:

the police took the place apart

la policía lo dejó todo patas arriba inf

3. take apart (show weakness of):

take apart argument

desbaratar

take apart argument

echar por tierra

4. take apart (defeat heavily) sl:

take apart team/boxer

hacer pedazos

fall apart VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

fall apart clothing:

deshacerse

fall apart system:

venirse abajo

fall apart system:

desmoronarse

fall apart relationship:

irse a pique

fall apart relationship:

fracasar

the vase fell apart in my hands

el jarrón se me deshizo or se me rompió en las manos

they're letting the house fall apart

están dejando que la casa se venga abajo

he just fell apart after her death

quedó deshecho cuando ella murió

come apart VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

1. come apart (fall apart):

come apart

deshacerse

it came apart in my hands

se me deshizo en las manos

2. come apart (have detachable parts):

come apart

desmontarse

come apart

desarmarse

drift apart in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drift apart in the English»Spanish Dictionary

drift apart VB intr

drift apart people:

drift apart

distanciarse (progresivamente)

Translations for drift apart in the Spanish»English Dictionary

distanciarse

to drift apart

Translations for drift apart in the English»Spanish Dictionary

apart [əˈpɑ:t, Am -ˈpɑ:rt] ADV

1. apart (separated):

apart

aparte

to be 20 km apart

estar a 20 km de distancia

far apart

lejos

to live apart

vivir separados

to move apart

apartarse

2. apart (aside):

to be apart from sth

estar apartado de algo

to set sth apart

apartar algo

to stand apart

mantenerse apartado

3. apart (into pieces):

to come apart

desprenderse

to take sth apart

desmontar algo

4. apart (separately):

to consider each case apart

considerar cada caso por separado

5. apart (except for):

you and me apart

excl [o salvo] tú y yo

joking apart

bromas aparte

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, his immaturity and other aspects of his character cause the pair to occasionally drift apart.

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One such example is the potential for the timing of butterfly hatching and the flowering of their host plants to drift apart, especially in years of drought or excessive snowpack.

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Theology and the problems of the world have tended to drift apart, as theology has sometimes seen the academic world as a refuge from relevance.

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Their marriage is initially a good one, but as the climate changes begin to impact on the surrounding environment, the couple start to cool towards each other and drift apart.

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By 1918 the couple began to drift apart.

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They drift apart, until 16 years later, when they meet again while helping their children move in to the same college dorm.

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Eventually both of them drift apart and break up.

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When she sees she upset him she says that they are just too different and will eventually drift apart.

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An alternative solution is to ignore the mismatch and simply let the cycles continue to drift apart.

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The two keep in contact by writing letters but eventually begin to drift apart.

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