DRIFT - Traducción inglés-francés

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. drift [ingl. brit. drɪft, ingl. am. drɪft] SUST.

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 fig.

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 coloq.?

tu piges? coloq.

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 ELECTR., RADIO

dérive f

II. drift [ingl. brit. drɪft, ingl. am. drɪft] V. 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 literal

flâner

to drift along fig.

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) fig.:

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 SUST.

continental drift

dérive f des continents

drift apart V. [ingl. brit. drɪft -, ingl. 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 V. [ingl. brit. drɪft -, ingl. am. drɪft -]

drift away

s'éloigner (from de)

drift away (from belief etc)

s'éloigner progressivement (from de)

drift net SUST.

drift net

filet m dérivant

drift anchor SUST.

drift anchor

ancre f flottante

drift ice SUST. U

drift ice

glaces fpl flottantes

drift off V. [ingl. brit. drɪft -, ingl. am. drɪft -]

1. drift off (doze off):

drift off

s'assoupir

2. drift off (leave):

drift off

s'en aller lentement

North Atlantic Drift SUST.

North Atlantic Drift

dérive f nord-atlantique

francés

inglés

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 GEOGR.

continental drift

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inglés

francés

I. drift [drɪft] SUST.

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 TÉC. (tool):

drift

jet m (d'extraction)

II. drift [drɪft] V. intr.

1. drift (be moved):

drift a. fig.

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

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drift V.

drift into sleep (to fall asleep)

se laisser emporter par le sommeil

drift off V. intr.

drift off

s'assoupir

to drift off to sleep

se laisser gagner par le sommeil

drift apart V. intr.

drift apart friends:

drift apart

se perdre de vue

drift ice no pl. SUST.

drift ice

glaces fpl flottantes

drift sand no pl. SUST.

drift sand

sable m mouvant

francés

inglés

dériver barque

to drift

dérive d'un avion, bateau

drift

dérive des continents

continental drift

partir à la dérive

to drift

s'amonceler neige

to drift

flotter brouillard

to drift

en el diccionario PONS

inglés

francés

I. drift [drɪft] SUST.

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 TÉC. (tool):

drift

jet m (d'extraction)

II. drift [drɪft] V. intr.

1. drift (be moved):

drift a. fig.

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 V. intr.

drift apart friends:

drift apart

se perdre de vue

drift off V. intr.

drift off

s'assoupir

to drift off to sleep

se laisser gagner par le sommeil

drift ice SUST.

drift ice

glaces fpl flottantes

continental drift

dérive f des continents

to drift with the current

se laisser porter au gré des courants

francés

inglés

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

Present

I	drift
you	drift
he/she/it	drifts
we	drift
you	drift
they	drift

Past

I	drifted
you	drifted
he/she/it	drifted
we	drifted
you	drifted
they	drifted

Present Perfect

I	have	drifted
you	have	drifted
he/she/it	has	drifted
we	have	drifted
you	have	drifted
they	have	drifted

Past Perfect

I	had	drifted
you	had	drifted
he/she/it	had	drifted
we	had	drifted
you	had	drifted
they	had	drifted

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

Continental collision is not an instantaneous event, but may take several tens of millions of years before the faulting and folding caused by collision stop.

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This allowed the dispute over territorial waters and continental shelf to remain unresolved.

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A steel continental spare tire was also standard.

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This is in contrast to continental legal systems, which have since adopted more open systems of tortious liability.

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The thinnest continental crust is found in rift zones, where the crust is thinned by detachment faulting and eventually severed, replaced by oceanic crust.

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