drift

1. Movement; that which moves or is moved.

   (countable, physical, uncountable)Anything driven at random.

2. (countable, physical, uncountable)A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.

   a drift of snow, of ice, of sand, of plants, etc.

   a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

3. (countable, physical, uncountable)The distance through which a current flows in a given time.

4. (collective, countable, physical, uncountable)The animals being moved in a drive, as of cattle, goats, horses, pigs or sheep.

5. (collective, countable, physical, uncountable)A group of birds moving together.

6. (countable, physical, uncountable)A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the retreat of continental glaciers, such as that which buries former river valleys and creates young river valleys.

7. (countable, physical)A collection of logs floating down a river.

8. (countable, physical, uncountable)Driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach.

9. (countable, physical, uncountable)Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.

10. (countable, physical, uncountable)That which is driven, forced, or urged along.

11. (countable, uncountable)The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.

    Drift

    тече́ниеtečénije, дрейфdrejf

12. (countable, uncountable)A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.

1. Tom and Mary have drifted apart.

   Том і Мері розійшлися.

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2. The boat drifted down the stream.

   deDas Boot driftete stromabwärts.

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3. The boat drifted out to sea.

   deDas Boot driftete auf das offene Meer hinaus.

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4. I've drifted apart from my friends.

   ruЯ отдалился от своих друзей.

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5. Tom drifted downstream on the raft.

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