OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 14189

drift

/dɹɪft/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
deriva • derrape
The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
A bad man, being under the drift of any passion, will follow the impulse of it till something interpose.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 14190

drift

/dɹɪft/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
abatir • arribar • baquear • davalar • derivar • devalar • ir a la deriva • vagar
To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
The balloon was drifting in the breeze.
The boat drifted away from the shore.
errar • ir a la deriva
To move haphazardly without any destination.
He drifted from town to town, never settling down.
colearse • derrapar • roncear • roncearse
To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).