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1 adrift
predicative adjective* * *[ə'drift]adjective, adverb(drifting: adrift on the open sea.) treiben* * *[əˈdrɪft]I. advhe spent three days \adrift on the sea er trieb drei Tage lang auf dem Meerto cut a boat \adrift from its moorings ein Boot losmachento float \adrift treiben3. ( fig)4.to be \adrift [on the ocean] [auf See] treiben* * *[ə'drɪft]adv adj predto go adrift (lit) — sich losmachen or loslösen;
2) (fig)to come adrift (wire, hair etc) — sich lösen; (plans, scheme) fehlschlagen; (theory) zusammenbrechen
we are adrift on the sea of life —
he wandered through the city, lost and adrift — (ziellos und) verloren irrte er in der Stadt umher
you're all adrift (inf) —
after a month's philosophy I felt all adrift — nach einem Monat Philosophie war ich vollkommen durcheinander
to cast or turn sb adrift — jdn auf die Straße setzen
3) (SPORT)to be 15 points/seconds adrift — 15 Punkte/Sekunden zurückliegen
* * *adrift [əˈdrıft] adv & präd adj1. (umher)treibend, Wind und Wellen preisgegeben:break adrift sich losreißen;cut adrift das Ankertau (gen) durchhauen2. fig hilflos, dem Schicksal preisgegeben, halt-, wurzellos:be all adrift weder aus noch ein wissen;turn sb adrift jemanden sich selbst überlassen* * *predicative adjective* * *adj.haltlos (Mensch) adj.treibend adj. -
2 adrift
[əʼdrɪft] advhe spent three days \adrift on the sea er trieb drei Tage lang auf dem Meer;to cut a boat \adrift from its moorings ein Boot losmachen;to float \adrift treiben3)( fig)PHRASES:to be \adrift [on the ocean] [auf See] treiben;( without purpose) ziellos, haltlos -
3 adrift
ə'driftadjective, adverb(drifting: adrift on the open sea.) i drift, drivendeIadj. \/əˈdrɪft\/1) drivende, i drift2) forvirretIIadv. \/əˈdrɪft\/( overført) i villredeadrift drive hvileløst omkring, drive rundt uten mål og meningcast adrift kaste loss, la drive ( overført) overlate til seg selvcome adrift løsne ( overført) miste styringenset a boat adrift la en båt drive for vind og værturn somebody adrift la noen seile i sin egen sjø, overlate noen til sin egen skjebne -
4 turn/cast someone adrift
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5 adrift
adv. word meegesleept, is aan zijn lot overgelaten[ ədrift]♦voorbeelden:the project went adrift • het project ging de mist in
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turn — [tʉrn] vt. [ME turnen < OE turnian & OFr turner, tourner, both < L tornare, to turn in a lathe, turn < tornus, lathe < Gr tornos, lathe, carpenter s compasses, akin to terein, to bore through: for IE base see THROW] I to cause to… … English World dictionary
turn adrift — Turn away, cast off, turn out, eject, discard, get rid of … New dictionary of synonyms
turn adrift — 1. To unmoor and let float away 2. To cast off • • • Main Entry: ↑turn … Useful english dictionary
Turn — (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s chisel, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adrift — adj., adv. to cast, turn adrift * * * [ə drɪft] turn adrift to cast … Combinatory dictionary
cast — v. & n. v. (past and past part. cast) 1 tr. throw, esp. deliberately or forcefully. 2 tr. (often foll. by on, over) a direct or cause to fall (one s eyes, a glance, light, a shadow, a spell, etc.). b express (doubts, aspersions, etc.). 3 tr.… … Useful english dictionary
cast out — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, abstract, alienate, ban, banish, bicker, blackball, boot out, bounce, cast, cast off, caterwaul, chuck, chuck out, clear, clear away, clear out, clear the decks, cut, cut adrift, cut off, cut out, defenestrate … Moby Thesaurus
To turn adrift — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To turn a cold shoulder to — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To turn a corner — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To turn a flange — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
