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1 driftwood
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. -
2 driftwood
noun (wood floating on or cast up on the shore by the sea: We made a fire with driftwood.) madeira flutuante -
3 drift
[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. -
4 drift
[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
См. также в других словарях:
driftwood — ► NOUN ▪ pieces of wood floating on the sea or washed ashore … English terms dictionary
driftwood — /ˈdrɪftwʊd / (say driftwood) noun wood floating on, or cast ashore by, the water …
driftwood — noun Date: 1633 1. wood drifted or floated by water 2. flotsam 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
driftwood — noun a) Floating piece of wood that drifts with the current b) Such a piece of wood that has been cast ashore … Wiktionary
driftwood — noun pieces of wood floating on the sea or washed ashore … English new terms dictionary
driftwood — noun (U) wood floating in the sea or left on the shore … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
driftwood — drift|wood [ drıft,wud ] noun uncount wood that is floating in the ocean or has come out of the ocean … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
driftwood — UK [ˈdrɪftˌwʊd] / US noun [uncountable] wood that is floating in the sea or that has come out of the sea … English dictionary
wreckfish — noun (plural same or wreckfishes) a large heavy bodied fish of warm Atlantic waters, the young of which are often found near driftwood or wreckage. [Polyprion americanus.] … English new terms dictionary
embarras — noun Etymology: French, obstacle, trouble, embarrassment, from embarrasser to hinder, embarrass 1. like embarrass es … Useful english dictionary
found object — noun Etymology: translation of French objet trouvé : a natural or discarded object (as a piece of driftwood or an old bathtub) found by chance and held to have aesthetic value … Useful english dictionary
