drift
drift
drɪft
drift
British pronunciation
/drɪft/

Definición y significado de "drift"en inglés

to drift
01

ir a la deriva

to slowly move in the air or on water
Intransitive
to drift definition and meaning
example
Ejemplos
The dandelion seeds would drift in the air, dispersing with the wind.
Las semillas de diente de león flotaban en el aire, dispersándose con el viento.
02

derivar, vagar

to move with a relaxed pace, without a specific purpose or direction
Intransitive
to drift definition and meaning
example
Ejemplos
The friends began to drift around the neighborhood, chatting and exploring.
Los amigos comenzaron a vagar por el vecindario, charlando y explorando.
03

desviarse, divagar

to veer off or deviate from an intended path, course, or set parameters
Intransitive
example
Ejemplos
Despite the pilot's efforts, the airplane began to drift off its designated flight path.
A pesar de los esfuerzos del piloto, el avión comenzó a desviarse de su ruta de vuelo designada.
04

amontonarse, acumularse

to accumulate or be piled into heaps due to the action of the wind or a current
Intransitive
example
Ejemplos
As the winter storm intensified, the snowflakes would drift and accumulate in deep banks.
A medida que la tormenta de invierno se intensificaba, los copos de nieve derivaban y se acumulaban en bancos profundos.
05

llevar, guiar

to guide or lead livestock at a slow pace, typically to allow them to graze
Transitive: to drift livestock somewhere
example
Ejemplos
Shepherds often drift their sheep from one grazing area to another.
Los pastores a menudo derivan sus ovejas de un área de pastoreo a otra.
06

derivar, ser arrastrado por la corriente

to cause an object or substance to be carried along by the natural movement of air, water, or another current
Transitive: to drift sth somewhere
example
Ejemplos
As the storm intensified, the powerful gusts of wind drifted the sailboat away from its mooring.
A medida que la tormenta se intensificaba, las poderosas ráfagas de viento arrastraron el velero lejos de su amarre.
07

vagabundear, deambular

to move through life or a period of time without a clear direction or purpose
Intransitive
example
Ejemplos
After retirement, he drifted, trying to figure out how to fill his days.
Después de jubilarse, vagó, tratando de averiguar cómo llenar sus días.
08

derivar, vagabundear

to move between situations or roles without a specific plan or goal, often without long-term commitment
Intransitive: to drift between two or more situations or roles | to drift into a situation or role
example
Ejemplos
He drifted from one hobby to another, never sticking to anything for long.
Él vagaba de un hobby a otro, sin quedarse nunca en nada por mucho tiempo.
01

deriva, arrastre

a force that causes movement of an object
example
Ejemplos
They studied the drift of the air in the tunnel.
Estudiaron la deriva del aire en el túnel.
02

deriva, desviación

the gradual deviation from an intended path due to external influences
example
Ejemplos
Satellites experience drift due to gravitational forces.
Los satélites experimentan deriva debido a las fuerzas gravitacionales.
03

galería, socavón

a nearly horizontal tunnel or passage in a mine
example
Ejemplos
Safety inspections are required in every drift.
Las inspecciones de seguridad son requeridas en cada galería.
04

la intención, el sentido general

the general meaning, intention, or tenor of a statement or text
example
Ejemplos
She quickly grasped the drift of the conversation.
Ella rápidamente captó la deriva de la conversación.
05

una tendencia, una evolución

a general tendency or gradual change in opinion, attitude, or behavior
example
Ejemplos
A drift in fashion trends occurs every decade.
Una deriva en las tendencias de la moda ocurre cada década.
06

montón, acumulación

a large accumulation of material formed by wind or water
example
Ejemplos
Sand drifts moved across the beach.
Las acumulaciones de arena se movían por la playa.
07

deriva, evolución

a process of gradual linguistic change over time
example
Ejemplos
Historical drift affected pronunciation patterns.
La deriva histórica afectó los patrones de pronunciación.
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