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1 drift
n. tendens, riktning, kurs; fiskmås--------v. driva med strömmen; driva* * *[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) driva2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) tendens, riktning, tankegång, innebörd2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) driva2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) driva vind för våg, ströva, vandra•- drifter- driftwood -
2 banter
n. skämt, [godmodig] drift--------v. skämta, retas med* * *['bæntə](friendly teasing: The sick boy was cheered up by the noisy banter of his friends.) skämt[] -
3 drive
n. åktur, färd; utflykt; drive; rörelse; register; energi, drift; diskenhet, diskettenhet (data)--------v. köra; åka; driva; leda; tvinga; borra; sticka; rusa; driva fram* * *1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) köra2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) köra, skjutsa3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) fösa, driva4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) slå, slå (driva, köra) in5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) driva2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) åktur2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) infart, uppfartsväg3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energi, kraft4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampanj, satsning, drive5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) slag, drive6) ((computers) a disk drive.) hårddisk•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
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4 instinct
n. instinkt, naturligt sinne, impuls, drift; naturlig böjelse* * *['instiŋkt](a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught: As winter approaches, swallows fly south from Britain by instinct; He has an instinct for saying the right thing.) instinkt- instinctively -
5 propulsion
n. framdrivning; framdrivande kraft* * *noun (the process of propelling or being propelled: jet-propulsion.) framdrivning, -drift -
6 sneer
n. hån, drift; hånleende--------v. håna, driva med, pika* * *[sniə] 1. verb1) (to raise the top lip at one side in a kind of smile that expresses scorn: What are you sneering for?) hånle2) ((with at) to show contempt for (something) by such an expression or by scornful words etc: He sneered at our attempts to improve the situation.) håna, driva med3) (to say with contempt: `You haven't a chance of getting that job,' he sneered.) säga hånfullt2. noun(a scornful expression, words etc that express contempt.) hån[], gliring -
7 urge
n. stark längtan, begär--------v. driva på, mana på* * *[ə:‹] 1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) anmoda, enträget be2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) framhålla, betona2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) stark längtan, begär, drift- urge on -
8 wreath
n. krans; ring; krona* * *[ri:Ɵ]plural - wreaths; noun1) (a circular garland of flowers or leaves, placed at a grave, or put on someone's shoulders or head after his/her victory etc: We put a wreath of flowers on her mother's grave.) krans2) (a drift or curl of smoke, mist etc: wreaths of smoke.) virvel, slinga•- wreathe
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drift·er — /ˈdrıftɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] : a person who moves from one place or job to another without a purpose or plan He was a drifter who hitchhiked from state to state … Useful english dictionary
drift — drift1 [ drıft ] verb intransitive ** 1. ) to be pushed along very slowly by the movement of air or water: The boat started to drift out to sea. Thick smoke from a forest fire drifted across the town. a ) if snow or sand drifts, the wind blows it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drift — /drɪft / (say drift) noun 1. a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure. 2. Navigation movement or course under the impulse of water currents, wind, etc. 3. Physical Geography a broad and shallow current which advances at a rate of… …
drift net — noun a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current • Hypernyms: ↑fishnet, ↑fishing net * * * noun : a large net that is arranged to drift with the tide or current and that is either buoyed up by floats or attached to a drift… … Useful english dictionary
drift´ing|ly — drift «drihft», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to carry along by currents of water or air: »The current was drifting our boat onto the rocks. 2. to heap up; pile up: »The wind is so strong it s drifting the snow. 3. to enlarge or shape (a hole) with a… … Useful english dictionary
drift ice — noun masses of ice floating in the open sea • Hypernyms: ↑ice * * * noun : sea or lake ice broken apart by winds and currents : fragments of a floe * * * detached floating ice in masses that drift with the wind or ocean currents, as in the polar… … Useful english dictionary
drift indicator — noun or drift meter or drift sight : a flight instrument used for measuring the angle of drift of an aircraft and equipped with a hairline or sight wire that may be rotated until objects on the ground appear to travel parallel with it so that… … Useful english dictionary
drift net — noun a large fishing net, kept upright by weights at the bottom and floats at the top and allowed to drift in the sea. Derivatives drift netter noun drift netting noun … English new terms dictionary
drift´-net´ter — drift net «DRIHFT NEHT», intransitive verb, net|ted, net|ting. to fish with a drift net: »Danish and Faroese fishermen drift netting off western Greenland... (London Times). –drift´ net´ter, noun. drift net … Useful english dictionary
drift-net — «DRIHFT NEHT», intransitive verb, net|ted, net|ting. to fish with a drift net: »Danish and Faroese fishermen drift netting off western Greenland... (London Times). –drift´ net´ter, noun. drift net … Useful english dictionary
drift meter — noun see drift indicator * * * drift meter, an instrument for measuring the drift of aircraft; drift indicator … Useful english dictionary
