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I. drift [drɪft] VB intr

1. drift (be moved):

drift: treiben <trieb, getrieben>

drift mist, fog, clouds: ziehen <zog, gezogen>

drift balloon: schweben

we let ourselves drift downstream: wir ließen uns flussabwärts treiben

to drift out to sea: aufs offene Meer hinaustreiben

2. drift (move aimlessly):

drift: [ziellos] herumwandern

after the meeting, people drifted away in twos and threes: nach der Versammlung schlenderten die Leute in Zweier- und Dreiergrüppchen davon

3. drift (progress casually):

drift: sich acc treiben lassen

she just seems to drift from one boyfriend to another: sie scheint von einer Beziehung in die nächste zu schlittern

the talk drifted aimlessly from one subject to another: man kam vom Hundertsten ins Tausendste

to drift into crime: in die Kriminalität abdriften

to drift into a situation: in eine Situation hineingeraten

to drift with the tide: mit dem Strom schwimmen

4. drift (pile up):

drift: Verwehungen bilden

drift: angeweht werden

snow had drifted against the garage door: vor der Garagentür war Schnee angeweht worden

5. drift FIN:

drift prices: leicht nachgeben

drift prices: schwächer notieren

cotton prices drifted in the first quarter: Baumwollpreise gaben im ersten Quartal leicht nach

II. drift [drɪft] N

1. drift (slow movement):

drift: Strömen nt

the drift of unemployed youth: der Zustrom arbeitsloser Jugendlicher

drift from the land: Landflucht f <-> kein pl

2. drift (slow trend):

drift: Tendenz f <-, -en>

drift: Strömung f <-, -en>

drift: Trend m <-s, -s>

downward drift: Abwärtstrend m <-(e)s, -s>

the downward drift in copper prices: der Preisverfall bei Kupfer

3. drift (mass):

drift: Wehe f <-, -n>

drift: Verwehung f <-, -en>

drift of snow: Schneewehe f <-, -n>

drift of snow: Schneeverwehung f <-, -en>

drift of sand: Sandwehe f

drift of sand: Haufen m Flugsand

4. drift:

drift (central meaning): Kernaussage f

drift (train of thought): Gedankengang m <-(e)s, -gänge>

to catch [or follow][or get] sb's drift: verstehen, was jd sagen will

drift N

drift: Geschiebe

drift N

drift: Verdriftung

OpenDict entry

drift N

drift (tool): Dorn m

con·ti·nent·al ˈdrift N GEOL

continental drift no pl: Kontinentaldrift f <-, -en> spec

drift about, drift along VB intr

to drift along [or about] with the crowd: mit dem Strom schwimmen

to drift along [or about] with the crowd: mit der Herde laufen

drift apart VB intr

drift apart: einander fremd werden

drift apart: sich acc auseinanderleben

drift around VB intr

drift around: sich acc [willenlos] treiben lassen

drift off VB intr

drift off: einschlummern

drift off: in Schlaf sinken inf

drift off: eindösen

to drift off to sleep: einschlafen

to drift off to sleep: vom Schlaf übermannt werden

ˈdrift ice N no pl

drift ice: Treibeis nt

ˈdrift net N NAUT

drift net: Treibnetz nt <-es, -e>

ˈdrift sand N no pl

drift sand: Treibsand m <-(e)s> kein pl

gen·et·ic ˈdrift N no pl BIOL

genetic drift: genetische Abweichung

continental drift N

continental drift: Kontinentalverschiebung

ocean current [ˈəʊʃnˌkʌrənt], ocean drift, sea current, marine current N

ocean current: Meeresströmung

genetic drift N

genetic drift: Gendrift

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

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

downward drift: Abwärtstrend m <-(e)s, -s>

drift from the land: Landflucht f <-> kein pl

to drift into crime: in die Kriminalität abdriften

drift of snow: Schneewehe f <-, -n>

drift of sand: Sandwehe f

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