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drift verb

  /dɹɪft/
  • (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
 driften, treiben
  • (intransitive) To move haphazardly without any destination.
 irren, ziellos wandern, ziellos ziehen
  • (intransitive) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
 Verwehungen bilden, sich zu einer Verwehung anhäufen, zu Haufen zusammengeweht werden, zu einen Haufen zusammenwehen
  • (intransitive) To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
 abdriften nach, ziehen nach
  • (automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).
 driften
  • (transitive) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
 treiben

drift noun

  /dɹɪft/
  • The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
  • The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
 Drift, Abdrift
genetic drift
Gendrift
drift ice
Treibeis
drift apart
auseinanderdriften
continental drift
Kontinentaldrift, Kontinentalverschiebung
pesticide drift
Abdrift
pollen drift
Pollenflug
catch someone's drift
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driften verb

drifte, driftete, bin gedriftet   /ˈdʁɪftn̩/
  • intransitiv, Seemannssprache: auf dem Wasser treiben
  • intransitiv, im übertragenen Sinne: unmerklich in eine bestimmte, zumeist verpönte Situation oder Geisteshaltung geraten
 drift

Drift noun {f}

Drift, Driften   /dʁɪft/
  • die durch den Wind verursachte Bewegung des Wassers
 drift
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