adrift in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for adrift in the English»French Dictionary

I.adrift [Brit əˈdrɪft, Am əˈdrɪft] ADJ

1. adrift (floating free):

adrift person, boat

à la dérive

to be adrift

aller à la dérive

2. adrift Brit SPORTS:

two goals adrift of their rivals

à deux buts de leurs rivaux

II.adrift [Brit əˈdrɪft, Am əˈdrɪft] ADV

1. adrift (floating free):

adrift

à la dérive

to set or cast adrift

laisser aller à la dérive

2. adrift:

to go adrift plan:

aller à vau-l'eau

3. adrift (loose):

to come adrift

se détacher (of, from de)

Translations for adrift in the French»English Dictionary

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navire à la ou en dérive

ship adrift

être à la dérive

to be adrift

adrift in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for adrift in the English»French Dictionary

adrift [əˈdrɪft] ADV

to be adrift boat, sailor

à la dérive

to be adrift fig student, tourist

perdu

to be six points adrift

être six points derrière

Phrases:

to cast [or turn] sb/sth adrift

abandonner qn/qc à son sort

to come adrift Brit inf seam, rope

se détacher

to come adrift plan, schedule

aller à vau-l'eau

Translations for adrift in the French»English Dictionary

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être à la dérive bateau

to be adrift

adrift Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be adrift boat, sailor

à la dérive

to be adrift fig student, tourist

perdu

to be six points adrift

être six points derrière

to cast [or turn] sb/sth adrift

abandonner qn/qc à son sort

to come adrift Brit inf seam, rope

se détacher

to come adrift plan, schedule

aller à vau-l'eau

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The vessel became adrift, unable to change speed, but able to steer with the rudders.

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These women are poorly paid, without talent and will be cast adrift when they get older.

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It is now adrift in geosynchronous orbit and remains a potential hazard to other craft.

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During the waiting period, the rain comes down and causes the kettle to be put adrift downstream.

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Left adrift without communications, food or any means of leaving the system, the survivors are forced to work together to survive.

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Prevented by ill-health from serving his full term, he found himself adrift in the world, without money or friends.

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These deposits can be found all over the lakebed as the burning copal was set adrift on the lakes waters until it sank.

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In it, she fashions herself an astronaut, cut adrift in space and slowly and helplessly drifting towards the sun and her eventual doom.

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Two of the mutineers were set adrift with little food and water.

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While being passed astern one of the boats broke the painter and became adrift.

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