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drift noun

  /dɹɪft/
  • The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
 deriva
  • 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.
 deriva, indirizzo, orientamento, predisposizione, tendenza
  • Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
 deriva, direzione, verso
  • A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.
 ammasso, cumolo
  • That which is driven, forced, or urged along.
 detrito, materiale alluvionale, morena
  • A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.
 punzone, torsello

drift verb

  /dɹɪft/
  • (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
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genetic drift
deriva genetica
continental drift
deriva dei continenti
drift apart
perdersi di vista
drift meter
derivometro
catch someone's drift
seguire
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