drift

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From Middle English drift, dryft (“act of driving, drove, shower of rain or snow, impulse”), from Old English *drift (“drift”), from Proto-Germanic *driftiz (“drift”), from Proto-Indo-European *dhreybh- (“to drive, push”). Equivalent to drive + -t; cognate with North Frisian drift (“drift”), Saterland Frisian Drift (“current, flow, stream, drift”), Dutch drift (“drift, passion, urge”), German Drift (“drift”) and Trift (“drove, pasture”), Danish drift (“impulse, instinct”), Swedish drift (“impulse, instinct”), Icelandic drift (“drift, snow-drift”).

197 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: течение (tečenie) — act or motion of drifting
• Bulgarian: дрейф (drejf) — act or motion of drifting
• Catalan: deriva — act or motion of drifting
• Cebuano: anod — act or motion of drifting
• Chinese Mandarin: 漂流 (piāoliú) — act or motion of drifting
• Esperanto: drivo — act or motion of drifting
• Estonian: triiv — act or motion of drifting
• Finnish: ajautuminen — act or motion of drifting
• Finnish: ajelehtiminen — act or motion of drifting
• French: dérive — act or motion of drifting
• German: Drift — act or motion of drifting
• Higaonon: anod — act or motion of drifting
• Italian: deriva — act or motion of drifting
• Japanese: 漂流 (hyōryū) — act or motion of drifting
• Latvian: dreifēt — act or motion of drifting
• Polish: dryft — act or motion of drifting
• Portuguese: deriva — act or motion of drifting
• Portuguese: derrapagem — act or motion of drifting
• Russian: тече́ние (tečénije) — act or motion of drifting
• Russian: дрейф (drejf) — act or motion of drifting
• Spanish: deriva — act or motion of drifting
• Spanish: derrape — act or motion of drifting
• Swedish: drift — act or motion of drifting
• Bulgarian: насока (nasoka) — course or direction along which anything is driven; setting
• Finnish: suunta — course or direction along which anything is driven; setting
• Italian: deriva — course or direction along which anything is driven; setting
• Italian: direzione — course or direction along which anything is driven; setting
• Italian: verso — course or direction along which anything is driven; setting
• Māori: paratai — course or direction along which anything is driven; setting
• Swedish: drift — course or direction along which anything is driven; setting
• Bulgarian: тенденция (tendencija) — the tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention
• Finnish: taipumus — the tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention
• Italian: tendenza — the tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention
• Italian: indirizzo — the tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention
• Italian: orientamento — the tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention
• Italian: predisposizione — the tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention
• Māori: hū — the tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention
• Russian: тенде́нция (tɛndɛ́ncija) — the tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention
• Finnish: ajautuva — that which is driven, forced, or urged along
• Finnish: ajelehtiva — that which is driven, forced, or urged along
• Finnish: ajo- — that which is driven, forced, or urged along
• Italian: detrito — that which is driven, forced, or urged along
• Italian: materiale alluvionale — that which is driven, forced, or urged along
• Italian: morena — that which is driven, forced, or urged along
• Catalan: vagar — anything driven at random
• Catalan: vagarejar — anything driven at random
• Danish: drive — anything driven at random
• Finnish: ajautuva — anything driven at random
• Finnish: ajelehtiva — anything driven at random
• Swedish: driva — anything driven at random
• Bulgarian: навяване (navjavane) — mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc.
• Czech: závěj — mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc.
• Finnish: kasa — mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc.
• Finnish: kasaantuma — mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc.
• Finnish: kasautuma — mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc.
• Irish: síobadh — mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc.
• Irish: síobán — mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc.
• Italian: cumolo — mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc.
• Italian: ammasso — mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc.
• Māori: pārāriki — mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc.
• Māori: paratai — mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc.
• Polish: zaspa — mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc.
• Swedish: driva — mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc.
• Finnish: lauma — drove or flock
• Finnish: vaakavoima — horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments
• Finnish: vaakapaine — horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments
• Finnish: moreeni — collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface
• Finnish: tuurna — slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal
• Finnish: merasin — slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal
• Finnish: tamppi — slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal
• Finnish: avennin — slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal
• Finnish: ulospakotin — slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal
• Italian: punzone — slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal
• Italian: torsello — slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal
• Finnish: survin — tool used in driving down compactly the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework
• Swedish: drift — tool used in driving down compactly the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework
• Finnish: poikkeama — deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles
• Finnish: tunneli — passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel
• Finnish: perä — passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel
• Swedish: drift — passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel
• Ottoman Turkish: لغم (lağım) — passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel
• Ottoman Turkish: نفق (nafak) — passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel
• Bulgarian: дрейф (drejf) — distance through which a current flows in a given time
• Finnish: etenemä — distance through which a current flows in a given time
• Bulgarian: дрейф (drejf) — angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting
• Finnish: sortokulma — angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting
• Swedish: drift — angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting
• Bulgarian: дрейф (drejf) — distance to which a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes
• Finnish: sorto — distance to which a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes
• Finnish: sortuma — distance to which a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes
• Māori: pārāriki — distance to which a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes
• Māori: paratai — distance to which a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes
• Finnish: kupu — place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off
• Finnish: väkipyörien etäisyys — distance between the two blocks of a tackle
• Finnish: pylpyröiden etäisyys — distance between the two blocks of a tackle
• Finnish: plokien etäisyys — distance between the two blocks of a tackle
• Finnish: välys — difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven
• Finnish: ajautuma — sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler
• Esperanto: drivaĵo — driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach
• Finnish: ajopuu — driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach
• Finnish: ryömintä — slow, cumulative change
• Finnish: vaeltelu — slow, cumulative change
• Finnish: ajautuminen — slow, cumulative change
• Asturian: debalar — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Bulgarian: дрейфувам (drejfuvam) — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Chinese Mandarin: 漂流 (piāoliú) — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Danish: drift — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Esperanto: drivi — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Finnish: ajelehtia — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Finnish: ajautua — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• French: dériver — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• German: driften — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• German: treiben — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Japanese: 漂流する (hyōryū suru) — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Māori: māeroero — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Māori: makihoi — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Māori: teki — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Māori: maero — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Māori: whātino — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Māori: kōrewarewa — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Polish: dryfować — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Portuguese: derivar — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Russian: дрейфова́ть (drejfovátʹ) — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Spanish: derivar — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Spanish: ir a la deriva — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Spanish: vagar — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Spanish: devalar — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Spanish: davalar — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Spanish: baquear — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Spanish: arribar — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Spanish: abatir — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Swedish: driva — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Ukrainian: дрейфува́ти (drejfuváty) — to move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc
• Asturian: debalar — to move haphazardly without any destination
• Asturian: calandriar — to move haphazardly without any destination
• Bulgarian: нося се (nosja se) — to move haphazardly without any destination
• Esperanto: drivi — to move haphazardly without any destination
• Finnish: harhailla — to move haphazardly without any destination
• Finnish: hortoilla — to move haphazardly without any destination
• Finnish: kuljeskella — to move haphazardly without any destination
• French: errer — to move haphazardly without any destination
• German: irren — to move haphazardly without any destination
• German: ziellos ziehen — to move haphazardly without any destination
• German: ziellos wandern — to move haphazardly without any destination
• Māori: māeroero — to move haphazardly without any destination
• Māori: whakatairangi — to move haphazardly without any destination
• Māori: tūkōripi — to move haphazardly without any destination
• Norwegian: daffe — to move haphazardly without any destination
• Persian: پرسه زدن — to move haphazardly without any destination
• Portuguese: derivar — to move haphazardly without any destination
• Russian: сноси́ться (snosítʹsja) — to move haphazardly without any destination
• Russian: носи́ться (nosítʹsja) — to move haphazardly without any destination
• Spanish: errar — to move haphazardly without any destination
• Spanish: ir a la deriva — to move haphazardly without any destination
• Bulgarian: дрейфувам (drejfuvam) — to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
• Dutch: trekken — to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
• Finnish: ajautua — to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
• French: dévier — to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
• German: abdriften nach — to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
• German: ziehen nach — to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
• Hebrew: נסחף (niskháf) — to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
• Norwegian Bokmål: vandre — to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
• Portuguese: derivar — to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
• Russian: отклоня́ться (otklonjátʹsja) — to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
• Russian: отклони́ться (otklonítʹsja) — to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
• Russian: сходи́ть (sxodítʹ) — to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
• Russian: сойти́ (sojtí) — to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
• Russian: смеща́ться (smeščátʹsja) — to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
• Russian: смести́ться (smestítʹsja) — to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel
• Finnish: kuljettaa — to drive or carry, as currents do a floating body
• German: treiben — to drive or carry, as currents do a floating body
• Māori: whātino — to drive or carry, as currents do a floating body
• Finnish: kinostaa — to drive into heaps
• Finnish: nietostaa — to drive into heaps
• German: zu einen Haufen zusammenwehen — to drive into heaps
• German: sich zu einer Verwehung anhäufen — to drive into heaps
• Finnish: kinostua — to accumulate in heaps by the force of wind
• Finnish: nietostua — to accumulate in heaps by the force of wind
• German: zu Haufen zusammengeweht werden — to accumulate in heaps by the force of wind
• German: Verwehungen bilden — to accumulate in heaps by the force of wind
• Irish: síob — to accumulate in heaps by the force of wind
• Finnish: ajaa perä — to make a drift; to examine a vein
• Finnish: aventaa — to enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift
• Arabic: فَحَّط (faḥḥaṭ) — to oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction
• Finnish: driftata — to oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction
• Finnish: ajaa luisussa — to oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction
• German: driften — to oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction
• Japanese: ドリフト (dorifuto) — to oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction
• Portuguese: derrapar — to oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction
• Russian: дрифтовать (driftovatʹ) — to oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction
• Russian: топить (topitʹ) — to oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction
• Russian: валить боком (valitʹ bokom) — to oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction
• Spanish: derrapar — to oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction
• Spanish: roncear — to oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction
• Spanish: roncearse — to oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction
• Spanish: colearse — to oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction
• Turkish: yanlamak — to oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction