drift – English-suomi Translations in WikDict

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drift noun /dɹɪft/
act or motion of drifting	ajautuminen, ajelehtiminen
sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler	ajautuma
slow, cumulative change	ajautuminen, ryömintä, vaeltelu
anything driven at random	ajautuva, ajelehtiva
that which is driven, forced, or urged along	ajautuva, ajelehtiva, ajo-
driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach	ajopuu
slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal	avennin, merasin, tamppi, tuurna, ulospakotin
distance through which a current flows in a given time	etenemä
mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc.	kasa, kasaantuma, kasautuma
place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off	kupu
drove or flock	lauma
collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface	moreeni
passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel	perä, tunneli
distance between the two blocks of a tackle	plokien etäisyys, pylpyröiden etäisyys, väkipyörien etäisyys
deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles	poikkeama
distance to which a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes	sorto, sortuma
angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting	sortokulma
tool used in driving down compactly the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework	survin
course or direction along which anything is driven; setting	suunta
the tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention	taipumus
horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments	vaakapaine, vaakavoima
difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven	välys

drift verb /dɹɪft/
to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc	ajelehtia, ajautua
	ajaa luisussa, driftata
to make a drift; to examine a vein	ajaa perä
to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel	ajautua
to enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift	aventaa
to move haphazardly without any destination	harhailla, hortoilla, kuljeskella
to drive into heaps	kinostaa, nietostaa
to accumulate in heaps by the force of wind	kinostua, nietostua
to drive or carry, as currents do a floating body	kuljettaa

drifting adjective /ˈdɹɪftɪŋ/
moving aimlessly	ajelehtiva

drift ice: ajojää
continental drift: mannerten liikkuminen
drift apart: ajautua erilleen
catch someone's drift: ymmärtää mitä joku ajaa takaa
drift of the forest: metsän eläinten ajo tarkistusta varten
drift net: ajoverkko

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English: drift

drift – English–Suomi translations

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drift noun

drift verb

drifting adjective