Drift

Traduções principais
Inglês		Português
drift⇒ vi	(float on water)	flutuar v int
		boiar v int
	There was a boat drifting in the middle of the lake.
	Havia um barco flutuando no meio do lago.
drift vi	(float on air)	pairar v int
		flutuar v int
	The leaves drifted on the wind.
	As folhas pairaram no vento.
drift vi	figurative (wander aimlessly)	perambular v int
		zanzar v int
	The tourists drifted from one famous monument to the next.
	Os turistas perambularam de um monumento famoso para o outro.
drift vi	figurative (progress aimlessly)	estar sem rumo expres v
	(figurado)	estar à deriva expres v
	Philip dropped out of college and since then he's just been drifting.
	Philip largou a faculdade e desde então está sem rumo.
drift n	(heap of snow, sand)	monte sm
	The snow had accumulated in drifts in the fields.
	A neve havia acumulado aos montes nos campos.

Traduções complementares
Inglês		Português
drift n	(movement)	deslocamento sm
	Instead of following a straight course, the navigator realized there had been a steady drift to starboard.
	Em vez de seguir um curso reto, o navegador percebeu que havia um deslocamento constante para estibordo.
drift n	figurative (change in course)	mudança sf
		desvio sm
	Over recent years, we have seen a drift towards the political right.
	Nos últimos anos, vimos uma mudança à direita política.
drift⇒ vi	figurative (move: towards an idea, etc.)	deixar-se levar expres v
		mover-se vp
	Many left-wing political parties seem to have drifted further right in recent years.
	Muitos partidos políticos de esquerda parecem deixar-se levar para a direita nos últimos anos.
drift vi	figurative (deviate: from [sth] intended)	desviar-se vp
		mudar de curso expres v
	The talk was supposed to be about the publishing industry, but at some point it drifted and ended up covering a wide range of topics.
	A conversa deveria ser sobre a indústria editorial, mas em algum momento ela se desviou e acabou cobrindo uma ampla gama de tópicos.
drift vi	(heap together)	amontoar-se, acumular-se vp
	The snow had drifted during the night.
	A neve havia acumulado-se durante a noite.
drift [sth]⇒ vtr	(carry)	levar vt
	The current drifted the boat out to sea.
	A corrente levou o barco para o mar.
drift [sth] vtr	(heap together)	amontoar vt
		empilhar vt
	The wind drifted the snow into mounds.
	O vento amontoou a neve.

Locuções verbais
Inglês		Português
drift apart vi phrasal	figurative (friends, couple: lose closeness)	distanciar-se vp
		afastar-se vp
	Sometimes friends will drift apart over time.
	Alguns amigos vão se distanciar com o tempo.
drift away vi phrasal	(be carried away, float off)	ir à deriva expres v
	He fell asleep on the lilo and slowly drifted away from the beach.
	Ele caiu no sono no comando do barco e lentamente foi à deriva para longe da praia.
drift away vi phrasal	figurative (lose contact, become estranged)	distanciar-se vp
	Sometimes husbands and wives just drift away from each other and end up getting divorced.
	Às vezes, os maridos e esposas se distanciam um do outro e acabam se separando.
drift from [sth] vtr phrasal insep	figurative (digress or be distracted from) (figurado)	distrair-se de vp + prep
		fazer uma digressão expres v
	He seemed to be unsure of the point of his speech and drifted from the topic regularly.
drift into [sth] vtr phrasal insep	figurative (gradually become involved in)	deixar-se levar expres v
		entrar gradualmente expres v
	I drifted into teaching after I failed my exams to become a doctor.
drift off vi phrasal	informal, figurative (fall asleep)	adormecer v int
	The calm music and low lights caused me to drift off during the movie.
	A música calma e as luzes baixas me fizeram adormecer durante o filme.

Formas compostas:
Inglês		Português
continental drift n	(movement of continents)	deriva continental sf
	Continental drift happens over millions and millions of years.
drift along vi + adv	(be carried)	ir à deriva expres v
	The tumbleweed drifted along, pushed by a soft prairie breeze.
drift along vi + adv	figurative (live without purpose)	viver sem rumo expres v
	Gary drifts along without any purpose; he'll never amount to anything.
drift apart vi + adv	(separate gradually)	separar-se vp
		distanciar-se vp
	Asia and North America were once joined, but over the millennia, they drifted apart.
driftnet, drift net n	(large net for catching fish)	rede de pesca de arrasto expres
longshore drift, also US: beach drift, littoral drift n	(sediment movement along coast)	deriva litorânea sf + adj
snow drift n	(mass of windblown snow) (massa de vento polar)	vento polar sm
		vento glacial sm