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1 hang about
(wait) stare ad aspettare; (aimlessly) ciondolare, bighellonare* * *1. vi + advhang around — (loiter) gironzolare, ciondolare, (wait) rimanere ad aspettare
they hang around all day playing computer games — non fanno niente tutto il giorno e giocano col computer
don't hang about, there's work to do — non perder tempo, c'è un sacco di lavoro da fare
2. vi + prep(the streets) aggirarsi per* * *(wait) stare ad aspettare; (aimlessly) ciondolare, bighellonare -
2 drift
I [drɪft]1) (flow, movement)the drift of the current — il moto o il movimento della corrente
the drift of events — fig. il corso degli eventi
the drift from the land — la fuga o l'esodo dalle campagne
2) (of ship, plane) deriva f.3) (mass) (of snow, leaves, sand) cumulo m., mucchio m.; (of smoke, mist) nuvola f.4) (general meaning) senso m. generale, tenore m.II [drɪft]1) (be carried by tide, current) [ boat] essere trasportato dalla corrente, andare alla deriva; (by wind) [ balloon] andare, volare alla deriva; [smoke, fog] essere trasportato dal vento2) (pile up) [snow, leaves] accumularsi, ammucchiarsi3)to drift along — [ person] bighellonare; fig. andare avanti senza preoccuparsi
to drift around o about the house gironzolare per casa; to drift from job to job passare da un lavoro all'altro; the country is drifting towards war — il paese sta scivolando verso la guerra
•* * *[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) mucchio, cumulo2) (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.) senso2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) trasportare, lasciarsi trasportare2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) spostarsi•- drifter- driftwood* * *I [drɪft]1) (flow, movement)the drift of the current — il moto o il movimento della corrente
the drift of events — fig. il corso degli eventi
the drift from the land — la fuga o l'esodo dalle campagne
2) (of ship, plane) deriva f.3) (mass) (of snow, leaves, sand) cumulo m., mucchio m.; (of smoke, mist) nuvola f.4) (general meaning) senso m. generale, tenore m.II [drɪft]1) (be carried by tide, current) [ boat] essere trasportato dalla corrente, andare alla deriva; (by wind) [ balloon] andare, volare alla deriva; [smoke, fog] essere trasportato dal vento2) (pile up) [snow, leaves] accumularsi, ammucchiarsi3)to drift along — [ person] bighellonare; fig. andare avanti senza preoccuparsi
to drift around o about the house gironzolare per casa; to drift from job to job passare da un lavoro all'altro; the country is drifting towards war — il paese sta scivolando verso la guerra
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