drift

US /drɪft/
UK /drɪft/
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1.

derapare, accumularsi

be carried slowly by a current of air or water

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The boat began to drift out to sea.
La barca iniziò a derapare verso il mare.
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Snow was starting to drift against the fence.
La neve stava iniziando a accumularsi contro la recinzione.
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floatbe carriedbe borneglideslide
2.

vagare, divagare

move passively or aimlessly from place to place

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He just drifted from job to job.
Ha solo vagato da un lavoro all'altro.
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Their conversation began to drift.
La loro conversazione iniziò a divagare.
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wanderroamstraymeanderramble
1.

deriva, tendenza

a continuous slow movement from one place to another

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There was a slow drift of smoke from the chimney.
C'era un lento flusso di fumo dal camino.
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The general drift of the conversation was about politics.
La tendenza generale della conversazione era sulla politica.
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flowmovementcurrenttendencydirection
2.

cumulo, duna

a mass of snow, sand, or other material accumulated by the wind

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The road was blocked by a deep snow drift.
La strada era bloccata da un profondo cumulo di neve.
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We saw large sand drifts in the desert.
Abbiamo visto grandi dune di sabbia nel deserto.
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pileheapmoundbankdune
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