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drift [drɪft](on sea, river) dériver ; (in wind/current) être emporté (par le vent/le courant) ; [snow, sand] s'amonceler• to drift away/out/back [person] partir/sortir/revenir d'une allure nonchalante2. nouna. [of fallen snow] congère f• get my drift? tu vois ce que je veux dire ?( = fall asleep) se laisser gagner par le sommeil* * *[drɪft] 1.1) (flow, movement)the drift of events — fig le cours des événements
the drift from the land — l'exode m rural
2) ( of snow) congère f; (of leaves, sand) tas m; (of smoke, mist) nuage m3) ( general meaning) sens m (général)2.1) ( be carried by current) dériver; ( by wind) [balloon] voler à la dérive; [smoke, fog] flotter2) ( pile up) [snow] former des congères fpl; [leaves] s'amonceler3)to drift along — [person] lit flâner; fig se laisser aller
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A n1 (flow, movement) the drift of the current le sens du courant ; to be carried downstream by the drift of the current être emporté en aval par le courant ; the drift of events fig le cours des événements ; the drift from the land l'exode m rural ; the drift of refugees to the border l'afflux m des réfugiés à la frontière ; the slow drift of strikers back to work le lent retour des grévistes au travail ;4 ( mass) ( of snow) congère f ; (of leaves, sand) tas m, amoncellement m ; (of smoke, mist) nuage m, traînée f ; the rain/snow was falling in drifts il y avait des bourrasques de pluie/de neige ;5 ( general meaning) sens m (général) ; to catch the drift of sb's argument comprendre où quelqu'un veut en venir ; I don't catch ou follow your drift je ne comprends pas où vous voulez en venir ; get the drift ○ ? tu piges ○ ? ;7 ( in mining) galerie f en allongement ;8 Ling évolution f ;B vi1 (be carried by tide, current) [boat] dériver ; ( by wind) [balloon] voler à la dérive ; [smoke, fog] flotter ; to drift out to sea dériver vers le large ; to drift off course [boat] dériver hors-cap ; [plane] dériver hors de route ; to drift downstream être emporté or entraîné en aval par le courant ; to drift onto the rocks s'échouer sur les rochers ; clouds drifted across the sky des nuages traversaient le ciel ; mist was drifting in from the sea il y avait de la brume qui venait de la mer ; voices drifted into the garden des voix parvenaient dans le jardin ;2 ( pile up) [snow] former des congères fpl ; [leaves] s'amonceler ; drifting snow des bourrasques fpl de neige ; drifted snow des congères ;3 to drift along [person] lit flâner ; fig se laisser aller ; to drift around ou about the house traîner sans but dans la maison ; the strikers are drifting back to work les grévistes retournent progressivement au travail ; to drift into/out of the room entrer dans une/sortir d'une pièce d'un pas nonchalant ; to drift from job to job passer d'un emploi à un autre ; to drift from town to town errer de ville en ville ; to drift through life errer sans but dans la vie ; the country is drifting towards recession/war le pays glisse vers la récession/la guerre ; I'm content to let things drift je me borne à laisser les événements suivre leur cours ;4 fig ( stray) to drift into teaching/publishing se retrouver dans l'enseignement/l'édition ; to drift into crime/prostitution sombrer dans la criminalité/la prostitution ; the conversation drifted onto politics la conversation a dérivé vers la politique.■ drift apart [friends, couple, lovers] se détacher progressivement (from de) ; we have drifted apart nous sommes moins proches qu'avant.■ drift away [crowd, spectators] s'éloigner (from de) ; fig [person] ( from belief etc) s'éloigner progressivement (from de).1 ( doze off) s'assoupir ;2 ( leave) s'en aller lentement.
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