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ə'driftadjective, adverb(drifting: adrift on the open sea.) a la derivatr[ə'drɪft]1 a la deriva\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come adrift familiar desengancharse, desprenderse, soltarseto go adrift (plans) irse a piqueadrift [ə'drɪft] adj & adv: a la derivaadj.• a la deriva adj.• divagando, -a adj.• flotando, -a adj.adv.• a la deriva adv.• divagando adv.• flotando adv.ə'drɪftto come o go adrift — \<\<plans\>\> fallar, salir* mal
[ǝ'drɪft]ADV1) (esp Naut) a la derivato be cast adrift — (lit) (accidentally) irse a la deriva; (deliberately) (also fig) ser arrojado a la deriva
to come adrift — [boat] soltarse, irse a la deriva; [wire, rope] soltarse, desprenderse
2) (=directionless) perdido3) (=awry)profits can be as much as £5m adrift — los beneficios pueden estar hasta 5 millones de libras por debajo de lo esperado
to go adrift — [plan, scheme] fallar, irse al garete *
4) (Sport)to be five points/seconds adrift of — estar a cinco puntos/segundos de, ir cinco puntos/segundos a la zaga de
* * *[ə'drɪft]to come o go adrift — \<\<plans\>\> fallar, salir* mal
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