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1 cut a boat adrift from its moorings
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2 adrift
predicative adjective* * *[ə'drift]adjective, adverb(drifting: adrift on the open sea.) treiben* * *[əˈdrɪft]I. advhe spent three days \adrift on the sea er trieb drei Tage lang auf dem Meerto cut a boat \adrift from its moorings ein Boot losmachento float \adrift treiben3. ( fig)4.to be \adrift [on the ocean] [auf See] treiben* * *[ə'drɪft]adv adj predto go adrift (lit) — sich losmachen or loslösen;
2) (fig)to come adrift (wire, hair etc) — sich lösen; (plans, scheme) fehlschlagen; (theory) zusammenbrechen
we are adrift on the sea of life —
he wandered through the city, lost and adrift — (ziellos und) verloren irrte er in der Stadt umher
you're all adrift (inf) —
after a month's philosophy I felt all adrift — nach einem Monat Philosophie war ich vollkommen durcheinander
to cast or turn sb adrift — jdn auf die Straße setzen
3) (SPORT)to be 15 points/seconds adrift — 15 Punkte/Sekunden zurückliegen
* * *adrift [əˈdrıft] adv & präd adj1. (umher)treibend, Wind und Wellen preisgegeben:break adrift sich losreißen;cut adrift das Ankertau (gen) durchhauen2. fig hilflos, dem Schicksal preisgegeben, halt-, wurzellos:be all adrift weder aus noch ein wissen;turn sb adrift jemanden sich selbst überlassen* * *predicative adjective* * *adj.haltlos (Mensch) adj.treibend adj. -
3 adrift
[əʼdrɪft] advhe spent three days \adrift on the sea er trieb drei Tage lang auf dem Meer;to cut a boat \adrift from its moorings ein Boot losmachen;to float \adrift treiben3)( fig)PHRASES:to be \adrift [on the ocean] [auf See] treiben;( without purpose) ziellos, haltlos -
4 adrift
adv. word meegesleept, is aan zijn lot overgelaten[ ədrift]♦voorbeelden:the project went adrift • het project ging de mist in
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