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drift [drɪft](a) (float → on water) aller à la dérive, dériver; (→ in current, wind) être emporté; Aviation dériver;∎ Nautical to drift off course dévier de son cap;∎ the boat drifted downstream le bateau descendait le fleuve à la dérive ou à vau-l'eau;∎ the clouds drifted les nuages étaient poussés par le vent;∎ mist drifted in from the sea il y avait de la brume qui venait de la mer;∎ the smell of cooking drifted up from the restaurant des odeurs de cuisine montaient du restaurant;∎ the sound of music drifted up from the garden on entendait de la musique qui montait du jardin(b) (sand, snow) s'amonceler, s'entasser;∎ some snow had drifted in through the open door de la neige s'était infiltrée par la porte ouverte(c) (move aimlessly) marcher nonchalamment;∎ people began to drift in/out les gens commençaient à entrer/sortir d'un pas nonchalant;∎ the audience started to drift towards the exit les spectateurs se dirigeaient lentement vers la sortie;∎ figurative the conversation drifted from one topic to another la conversation passait d'un sujet à un autre;∎ he just drifts along, he drifts through life il se laisse porter par les événements;∎ he drifted into a life of crime il a sombré dans la délinquance(d) Electronics se décaler(b) (of sand, snow) amonceler, entasser3 noun∎ the drift of the current took us southwards le courant nous a emportés vers le sud;∎ figurative the drift from the land l'exode m rural, la migration vers la ville;∎ population drift mouvement m de population;∎ the drift towards war la dérive vers la guerre;∎ Geography the North Atlantic Drift le courant nord-atlantique(b) (of leaves, sand) amoncellement m, entassement m; (of fallen snow) amoncellement m, congère f; (of falling snow) rafale f, bourrasque f; (of clouds) traînée f; (of dust, mist) nuage m; Geology (deposits) apports mpl(c) Aviation & Nautical (of plane, ship) dérivation f; (of missile) déviation f; (deviation from course) dérive f(d) Electronics déviation f∎ the drift back towards the classics le retour aux classiques∎ do you get my drift? voyez-vous où je veux en venir?;∎ familiar I get the/your drift je pige(g) Linguistics évolution f (d'une langue)►► Nautical drift anchor ancre f flottante;drift ice (UNCOUNT) glaces fpl flottantes ou en dérive;Fishing drift net filet m dérivant(fall asleep) s'assoupir;∎ I drifted off for a while je me suis assoupi quelques instants -
6 hunting
hunting ['hʌntɪŋ]1 noun(a) (sporting activity) chasse f; British (fox-hunting) chasse f au renard; History (mounted deer-hunt) chasse f à courre; History (as an art) vénerie f;∎ huntin', shootin' and fishin' = expression employée pour parodier l'aristocratie rurale, en insinuant que sa principale activité est la chasse et la pêche;∎ he's a hunting man c'est un grand chasseur∎ bargain hunting la chasse aux soldes(boots, gun, knife, licence) de chasse►► hunting dog chien m de chasse;Sport & figurative hunting ground terrain m de chasse;Hunting hunting horn cor m ou trompe f de chasse;Hunting hunting lodge pavillon m de chasse;1 noun(UNCOUNT) British habit m rouge de chasse à courrerouge chasseur (inv);Hunting hunting season saison f de la chasseⓘ THE HUNTING DEBATE Depuis plusieurs années, la chasse à courre au renard constitue pour le gouvernement britannique un dossier controversé. En effet, une partie de plus en plus importante de la population s'oppose à ce type de chasse, considéré comme barbare; mais il existe également en face un groupe de pression pro-chasse très actif qui s'oppose à toute réforme et qui met l'accent sur les conséquences néfastes qu'une interdiction de la chasse au renard aurait sur le mode de vie rural et sur l'emploi dans les campagnes. En 1999, la Countryside Alliance (voir ce mot) organisa à Londres une grande marche contre les projets de réforme envisagés par le gouvernement. Voir aussi l'encadré sur the Countryside Debate.
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