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[lænd]1. n1) terra, (soil, ground) terreno, (estate) terreni mpl, terre fplto go/travel by land — andare/viaggiare per via di terra
to own land — possedere dei terreni, avere delle proprietà (terriere)
2) (nation, country) paese m2. vt1) (cargo, goods) scaricare, (far) sbarcare, (passengers) (far) sbarcare, (aircraft) far atterrare, (catch: fish) tirare in secco, (fig: job, contract) accaparrarsi2)(
fam: place) to land a blow on sb — assestare un colpo a qnI got landed with him — mi è toccato restare con lui, me lo sono dovuto sorbire io
3. vi1) (plane, passenger) atterrare, (from boat, ship) sbarcare2) (after fall, jump) atterrare, (fig: fall) cadereto land on — (bird) posarsi su
to land on one's feet — (to be lucky) cadere in piedi
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2 ♦ drift
♦ drift /drɪft/n.1 cumulo, mucchio ( di neve, foglie secche, ecc.): Progress was difficult owing to huge drifts of snow, era difficile avanzare a causa di enormi cumuli di neve3 (fig.) spostamento, flusso: the drift of young people to the city, il flusso dei giovani verso la città; the drift from the land, l'esodo dalle campagne4 (fig.) tendenza, inclinazione: International trade shows a general drift towards stagnation, il commercio internazionale mostra una generale tendenza al ristagno5 [u] significato, senso: Did you catch (o get, make out) the drift of what he said?, hai colto il senso del suo discorso?; The general drift was that we will all have to make sacrifices, il senso generale era che dovremo fare tutti dei sacrifici; (fam.) if you catch my drift, non so se mi spiego, se mi capisci6 [u] movimento, flusso ( della corrente): The boat was taken out to sea by the drift of the tide, la barca è stata portata al largo dal flusso della marea; (geol.) continental drift, la deriva dei continenti8 [u] (fig.) inerzia, deriva: There was a sense of drift throughout the organization, c'era un senso di deriva in tutta l'organizzazione; to be in a state of drift, sentirsi alla deriva12 (ling.) alterazione diacronica15 (geogr.) corrente marina ( lenta): the North Atlantic drift, la corrente dell'Atlantico settentrionale● (naut.) drift anchor, ancora di deriva □ ( oceanografia) drift bottle, bottiglia alla deriva □ (naut.) drift current, corrente di deriva □ drift ice, banchi di ghiaccio alla deriva □ (aeron., naut.) drift indicator (o drift meter), derivometro □ drift net, rete (da pesca) alla deriva; tramaglio □ (autom.) drift racing, «drifting» (tecnica di guida che consiste nel fare assumere in curva alle ruote posteriori un diverso angolo di deriva rispetto a quelle anteriori) □ a drift of smoke, uno sbuffo di fumo.(to) drift /drɪft/v. i.1 (naut.) scarrocciare; (naut., aeron.) andare alla deriva; lasciarsi trasportare dalla corrente: The boat drifted ashore, la barca è stata portata a riva dalla corrente; to drift down a river, lasciarsi portare dalla corrente di un fiume; The boat drifted along peacefully, la barca avanzava tranquillamente trasportata dalla corrente; drifting mine, mina vagante2 (fig.) lasciarsi andare alla deriva, andare avanti per inerzia: After finishing university, he just drifted, dopo aver finito l'università, si è lasciato andare alla deriva; You can't keep drifting along like this, you need a purpose, non puoi continuare ad andare avanti così per inerzia, hai bisogno di uno scopo preciso; to drift from job to job, vagare da un lavoro all'altro senza uno scopo preciso3 accumularsi, ammucchiarsi ( per l'azione del vento, ecc.): The snow had drifted and many roads were impassable, la neve si era accumulata e molte strade erano impraticabili4 vagare; spostarsi (lentamente o distrattamente): clouds drifting in the sky, nuvole che vagano nel cielo; Smoke drifted upwards in the still air, il fumo saliva lentamente nell'aria immobile; The audience started drifting in, il pubblico ha cominciato ad affluire lentamente; People were drifting from stall to stall enjoying the sunshine, la gente passeggiava da una bancarella all'altra godendosi il sole; The country was drifting into chaos, il paese scivolava lentamente nel caos; Her gaze kept drifting away from her book, il suo sguardo continuava a staccarsi dal libro e a vagare; The boy's attention drifted away, il ragazzo si è distratto; His thoughts drifted idly as he lay on the warm sand, la sua mente vagava liberamente mentre se ne stava disteso sulla sabbia calda; to drift in and out of consciousness, uscire per brevi attimi dallo stato di incoscienza5 – to drift up (o upwards) salire gradualmente; to drift down (o downwards) scendere gradualmente; Prices are drifting up, i prezzi stanno salendo gradualmente; Temperatures should start to drift downwards over the next few days, le temperature dovrebbero cominciare a scendere gradualmente nei prossimi giorni; ( Borsa, fin.) to drift lower, scivolare: Oils drifted somewhat lower yesterday, le azioni petrolifere sono scivolate alquanto ieri6 (ind. min.) scavare gallerie in direzione7 ( radio, TV) perdere la frequenza: The radio kept drifting from the station, la radio continuava a perdere la frequenza della stazione● to let things drift, lasciare che le cose vadano per il loro verso.
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