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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. -
2 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
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