drift im Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Übersetzungen für drift im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.drift [Brit drɪft, Am drɪft] SUBST

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 übtr

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 ugs?

tu piges? ugs

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 ELEK, RADIO

dérive f

II.drift [Brit drɪft, Am drɪft] VERB 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 wörtl

flâner

to drift along übtr

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) übtr:

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

continental drift SUBST

continental drift

dérive f des continents

drift apart VERB [Brit drɪft -, Am drɪft -]

drift apart friends, couple, lovers:

drift apart

se détacher progressivement (from de)

we have drifted apart

nous sommes moins proches qu'avant

drift away VERB [Brit drɪft -, Am drɪft -]

drift away

s'éloigner (from de)

drift away (from belief etc)

s'éloigner progressivement (from de)

drift net SUBST

drift net

filet m dérivant

drift anchor SUBST

drift anchor

ancre f flottante

drift ice SUBST U

drift ice

glaces fpl flottantes

drift off VERB [Brit drɪft -, Am drɪft -]

1. drift off (doze off):

drift off

s'assoupir

2. drift off (leave):

drift off

s'en aller lentement

North Atlantic Drift SUBST

North Atlantic Drift

dérive f nord-atlantique

Übersetzungen für drift im Französisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

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dérive

drift

dérive nationaliste

nationalist drift

dérive

drift

aller ou partir à la dérive

to drift away

dérive (déviation)

drift

dérive

drift

dérive

drift

dérive des continents GEOG

continental drift

drift im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für drift im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.drift [drɪft] SUBST

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] VERB intr

1. drift (be moved):

drift a. übtr

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

drift apart VERB intr

drift apart friends:

drift apart

se perdre de vue

drift off VERB intr

drift off

s'assoupir

to drift off to sleep

se laisser gagner par le sommeil

drift ice SUBST

drift ice

glaces fpl flottantes

Weitere Übersetzungen und typische Wortverbindungen mit dem Suchbegriff

continental drift

dérive f des continents

to drift with the current

se laisser porter au gré des courants

Übersetzungen für drift im Französisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

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dériver barque

to drift

dérive d'un avion, bateau

drift

dérive des continents

continental drift

partir à la dérive

to drift

amonceler neige

to drift

flotter brouillard

to drift

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Englisch

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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The friends begin to drift apart, as they are compelled to stay within their cliques.

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Drift ice is carried along by winds and sea currents, hence its name.

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After burning 17 hours, the barge's mooring lines gave way and the barge began to drift.

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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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In the ocean, these plants are mainly microscopic phytoplankton which drift in the water column.

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The drift ice is still a concern with the wind blowing in, conditions can change very quickly.

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That doesn't mean you can take a hairpin turn at 50 miles per hour and drift the car around cones and stuff like that.

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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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