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Detailed Translations for drift from English to German

drift:

drift [the ~] nomen

  1. the drift (use; purpose; intention; meaning)
    der Sinn; die Bedeutung
  2. the drift (tendency)
    der Sinn; der Tenor
  3. the drift
    der Durchschlag
  4. the drift (current)
    der Jähzorn; der Treibstrom

to drift verb (drifts, drifted, drifting)

  1. to drift (make leeway; go adrift)
    ablehnen; verwerfen
    • ablehnen verb (lehne ab, lehnst ab, lehnt ab, lehnte ab, lehntet ab, abgelehnt)
    • verwerfen verb (verwerfe, verwirfst, verwirft, verwarf, verwarft, verworfen)

Conjugations for drift:

present
  1. drift
  2. drift
  3. drifts
  4. drift
  5. drift
  6. drift
simple past
  1. drifted
  2. drifted
  3. drifted
  4. drifted
  5. drifted
  6. drifted
present perfect
  1. have drifted
  2. have drifted
  3. has drifted
  4. have drifted
  5. have drifted
  6. have drifted
past continuous
  1. was drifting
  2. were drifting
  3. was drifting
  4. were drifting
  5. were drifting
  6. were drifting
future
  1. shall drift
  2. will drift
  3. will drift
  4. shall drift
  5. will drift
  6. will drift
continuous present
  1. am drifting
  2. are drifting
  3. is drifting
  4. are drifting
  5. are drifting
  6. are drifting
subjunctive
  1. be drifted
  2. be drifted
  3. be drifted
  4. be drifted
  5. be drifted
  6. be drifted
diverse
  1. drift!
  2. let's drift!
  3. drifted
  4. drifting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for drift:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Bedeutung drift; intention; meaning; purpose; use circumference; composition; dimension; extent; intent; intention; meaning; measure; merit; purport; purpose; sense; significance; size; stature; substance; tendency; tenor; value; worth
Durchschlag drift carbon; carbon copy; colander; copy; firmer chisel; replica; strainer
Jähzorn current; drift
Sinn drift; intention; meaning; purpose; tendency; use advantage; benefit; composition; earnings; economy; gain; intent; intention; meaning; output; profit; purport; purpose; return; sense; stature; substance; take; tendency; tenor; use; usefulness; utility; victory; winning; yield
Tenor drift; tendency tenor
Treibstrom current; drift
- gallery; heading; impetus; impulsion; movement; purport; trend
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ablehnen drift; go adrift; make leeway adjust; balk at; condemn; decline; denounce; disapprove; discharge; disclaim; dismiss; drop; fire; fix; lay off; object to; outvote; refuse; refuse flatly; reject; release; render thanks; repudiate; ricochet; sack; say thank you to; spurn; thank; tune; turn down; vote down
verwerfen drift; go adrift; make leeway decline; denounce; disapprove; discard; disclaim; object to; refuse; reject; repudiate; spurn; turn down
- be adrift; blow; err; float; freewheel; stray

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Related Definitions for "drift":

  1. a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine1
    • they dug a drift parallel with the vein1
  2. the pervading meaning or tenor1
    • caught the general drift of the conversation1
  3. a general tendency to change (as of opinion)1
  4. a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents1
  5. a force that moves something along1
  6. the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)1
  7. a process of linguistic change over a period of time1
  8. be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current1
    • snow drifting several feet high1
    • sand drifting like snow1
  9. be subject to fluctuation1
    • The stock market drifted upward1
  10. drive slowly and far afield for grazing1
    • drift the cattle herds westwards1
  11. cause to be carried by a current1
    • drift the boats downstream1
  12. be in motion due to some air or water current1
    • the boat drifted on the lake1
    • The sailboat was adrift on the open sea1
    • the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore1
  13. move in an unhurried fashion1
    • The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests1
  14. wander from a direct course or at random1
    • don't drift from the set course1
  15. live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely1
    • My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school1
  16. vary or move from a fixed point or course1
    • stock prices are drifting higher1

Wiktionary Translations for drift:

drift
verb
  1. to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
noun
  1. act or motion of drifting
drift
verb
  1. (intransitiv) Seemannssprache: auf dem Wasser treiben
  2. (intransitiv) im übertragenen Sinne: unmerklich in eine bestimmte, zumeist verpönte Situation oder Geisteshaltung geraten
  3. durch eine Strömung, durch Wind vom ursprünglichen Kurs abkommen
  4. Hilfsverb sein: sich passiv mit der Strömung fortbewegen
  5. (intransitiv) sich unruhig, flackernd und unvorsehbar bewegen, insbesondere bei
noun
  1. zusammengewehte, aufgehäufte Ansammlung (zum Beispiel von Schnee oder Sand)
  2. Bergbau: horizontaler Grubenbau
  3. die durch den Wind verursachte Bewegung des Wassers
  4. Fliegersprache, Seemannssprache: unfreiwillige Kursabweichung, durch Wind oder Strömung aus einer Richtung hervorgerufene Wasserbewegung; das treiben eines Schwimmkörpers oder Schiffes

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
drift Furt voorde — doorwaadbare plaats
drift Furt voord — een doorwaadbare plaats in een beek of rivier
drift Abdrift dérive — (Marine) Écart, déviation entre le cap effectivement suivi par un navire ou un aéroplane et le cap initialement fixé.

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