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[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) monte2) (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.) teor2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) ser levado2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) vaguear•- drifter- driftwood* * *[drift] n 1 qualquer coisa flutuante ou que é levada ao sabor dos mares, ventos ou correntes. 2 força do vento, correnteza, curso, direção. 3 monte, duna, depósito (de neve, areia, folhas, etc.) formado pelo vento ou pela correnteza. 4 nevasca, chuva de vento. 5 tendência, fim, alvo, inclinação. 6 impulso, força, compulsão. 7 desígnio, intento, intenção, sentido, significado. 8 Naut deriva, desvio da derrota. 9 Geol formação errática, depósito de aluvião deixado pela água ou pela geleira. 10 Min galeria de minas. 11 Tech mandril, broca, punção. 12 agulha de espingarda. 13 condução de gado em manadas para um lugar determinado para inspeção. 14 rede de arrasto. 15 Archit força horizontal ou pressão lateral de um arco, etc. 16 África do Sul vau, lugar pouco profundo do rio onde se pode transitar a pé ou a cavalo. • vt+vi 1 amontoar(-se), acumular, juntar por ação do vento ou da água. 2 andar, flutuar à discrição dos mares, ventos ou correntes, ser levado pela correnteza. 3 Naut desgarrar, ir à deriva. 4 fig flutuar, boiar, vegetar, viver despreocupadamente, vaguear, ser levado pelas circunstâncias. I can’t catch the drift of what you are saying não estou entendendo o que você quer dizer. to get the drift compreender. -
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[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) monte2) (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.) teor2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) ser levado2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) perambular•- drifter- driftwood -
3 drifter
1) (a fishing-boat that uses a net which floats near the surface of the water.) barco pesqueiro2) (a person who drifts.) vagabundo* * *drift.er[dr'iftə] n 1 pessoa errante ou sem destino, andarilho, vagabundo. 2 Naut barco de pesca que usa rede de arrasto. 3 caça-minas. -
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noun (wood floating on or cast up on the shore by the sea: We made a fire with driftwood.) madeiro* * *drift.wood[dr'iftwud] n madeira flutuante. -
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[wo:] 1. noun((an) armed struggle, especially between nations: Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; ( also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes.) guerra2. verb(to fight: The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.) lutar- warlike- warrior
- war correspondent
- war-cry
- war-dance
- warfare
- warhead
- warhorse
- warlord
- warmonger
- warpaint
- warship
- wartime
- war of nerves* * *[wɔ:] n 1 guerra. they declared war / eles declararam guerra. 2 luta, batalha, contenda, conflito, combate, hostilidades. 3 arte ou ciência militar. • vi guerrear, fazer guerra, batalhar, pelejar, lutar. • adj de ou relativo à guerra, bélico, causado pela ou usado na guerra. at war em guerra. chances/ fortune of war a sorte da guerra. civil war guerra civil. council of war conselho de guerra. man-of-war vaso de guerra, belonave. Secretary of State for War Ministro da Guerra. state of war estado de guerra. tariff war guerra alfandegária. theatre of war palco da guerra. there never was a good war or a bad peace nunca houve boa guerra ou má paz. to drift into war ser arrastado à guerra. to make war upon guerrear contra. to war guerrear (against/on/ with contra/com), hostilizar. war of aggresion guerra de agressão. war of nerves guerra de nervos. war to the knife luta de morte. -
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[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.) coroa2) (a drift or curl of smoke, mist etc: wreaths of smoke.) espiral•- wreathe* * *[ri:θ] n 1 grinalda, coroa (de flores), festão, guirlanda, capela, trança. 2 qualquer coisa semelhante a grinalda. a wreath of flowers uma coroa de flores. a wreath of smoke uma espiral de fumaça. a wreath of snow uma nevasca. -
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[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.) coroa2) (a drift or curl of smoke, mist etc: wreaths of smoke.) espiral•- 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
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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
