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The sound of the chiming fountain seemed to swell, growing louder, as if catching the drift of her emotions.El sonido repiqueteante de la fuente pareció aumentar, haciéndose más fuerte, como si recogiera la fluctuación de sus emociones.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
When he let the word drift, she murmured, "You know, I like these."Cuando dejo la palabra en el aire, ella murmuró, – Sabes, me gustan.Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2006
zero and span drift,desviación del cero y del margen,http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Timmy watched his sled drift downstream.Timmy veía su trineo alejarse corriente abajo.Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo SospechaBajo SospechaKava, AlexA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000
where fishing is conducted using anchored floating nets and drift nets, to use more than 600 nets at once per vessel, the length of each net not exceeding 35 metres measured in the gear's headrope.utilizar a la vez, si la captura se realiza mediante redes verticales ancladas y artes de deriva, más de 600 redes por barco, debiendo ser la longitud de cada red, medida sobre la relinga superior, inferior a 35 metros.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
I drift from place to place like a piece of flotsam.Me muevo como arrastrado por las olas.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
I met lots of people, people who gradually began to drift away from the group.Conocí a mucha gente, gente que poco a poco se fue alejando del grupo.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Does Commercialization Lead to Mission Drift?«Resulta la comercialización en un desvío de la misión?Peck Christen, Robert,Cook, TamaraPeck Christen, Robert,Cook, Tamarack Christen, Robert,Cook, TamaraPeck Christen, Robert,Cook, Tamar© 2012 CGAPhttp://www.cgap.org 2/15/2012ck Christen, Robert,Cook, TamaraPeck Christen, Robert,Cook, Tamar© 2012 CGAPhttp://www.cgap.org 2/15/2012
The Omega drifted down to the filthy, wilted kitchen that merely seconds ago had been shiny as the day it had been built.El Omega flotó a través de la inmunda, y envejecida cocina, que apenas unos segundos antes se había visto brillante como el día que había sido construida.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
At the same time he drifted away from me.Al mismo tiempo que él se fue apartando de mí.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
As a streak of milky clouds drifted free of the moon’s face, Phury had searched deep in himself for some kind of strength.Mientras una hilera de lechosas nubes pasaba a la deriva descubriendo la cara de la luna, Phury había buscado profundamente dentro de sí mismo alguna clase de fuerza.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
Nick kicked at the snow and plodded through the unbroken drifts.Nick dio una patada a la nieve y avanzó por los ventisqueros intactos.Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo SospechaBajo SospechaKava, AlexA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000
A rocket ship drifts off course and heads toward the sun.Una nave pierde el rumbo y se aproxima al sol.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Sundogs are formed by plate-shaped ice crystals drifting down from the sky like leaves fluttering from trees.Los parhelios se originan por cristales de hielo con forma de placa que caen a la deriva desde el cielo, como si fueran hojas de un árbol que son arrastradas por el viento.http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
A probe that matched velocity with the comet's nucleus in preparation for landing wouldn't find the drifting snowballs very dangerous at all--but a high-speed flyby is another matter.Una sonda que iguale su velocidad con la del núcleo del cometa en preparación para posarse sobre él no estaría en peligro alguno con las bolas de nieve errantes; pero a la altísima velocidad del sobrevuelo la situación sería muy distinta.http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
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Collocations
drift ice
hielo a la deriva
drift net
red de deriva
drift anchor
ancla flotante
drift apart
distanciar
drift apart
distanciarse
continental drift
deriva de los continentes
drift off to sleep
quedarse dormido
Word forms
drift
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | drift | drifts |
Possessive case | drift's | drifts' |
drift
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | drifted |
Imperative | drift |
Present Participle (Participle I) | drifting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | drifted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I drift | we drift |
you drift | you drift |
he/she/it drifts | they drift |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am drifting | we are drifting |
you are drifting | you are drifting |
he/she/it is drifting | they are drifting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have drifted | we have drifted |
you have drifted | you have drifted |
he/she/it has drifted | they have drifted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been drifting | we have been drifting |
you have been drifting | you have been drifting |
he/she/it has been drifting | they have been drifting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I drifted | we drifted |
you drifted | you drifted |
he/she/it drifted | they drifted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was drifting | we were drifting |
you were drifting | you were drifting |
he/she/it was drifting | they were drifting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had drifted | we had drifted |
you had drifted | you had drifted |
he/she/it had drifted | they had drifted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been drifting | we had been drifting |
you had been drifting | you had been drifting |
he/she/it had been drifting | they had been drifting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will drift | we shall/will drift |
you will drift | you will drift |
he/she/it will drift | they will drift |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be drifting | we shall/will be drifting |
you will be drifting | you will be drifting |
he/she/it will be drifting | they will be drifting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have drifted | we shall/will have drifted |
you will have drifted | you will have drifted |
he/she/it will have drifted | they will have drifted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been drifting | we shall/will have been drifting |
you will have been drifting | you will have been drifting |
he/she/it will have been drifting | they will have been drifting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would drift | we should/would drift |
you would drift | you would drift |
he/she/it would drift | they would drift |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be drifting | we should/would be drifting |
you would be drifting | you would be drifting |
he/she/it would be drifting | they would be drifting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have drifted | we should/would have drifted |
you would have drifted | you would have drifted |
he/she/it would have drifted | they would have drifted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been drifting | we should/would have been drifting |
you would have been drifting | you would have been drifting |
he/she/it would have been drifting | they would have been drifting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am drifted | we are drifted |
you are drifted | you are drifted |
he/she/it is drifted | they are drifted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being drifted | we are being drifted |
you are being drifted | you are being drifted |
he/she/it is being drifted | they are being drifted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been drifted | we have been drifted |
you have been drifted | you have been drifted |
he/she/it has been drifted | they have been drifted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was drifted | we were drifted |
you were drifted | you were drifted |
he/she/it was drifted | they were drifted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being drifted | we were being drifted |
you were being drifted | you were being drifted |
he/she/it was being drifted | they were being drifted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been drifted | we had been drifted |
you had been drifted | you had been drifted |
he/she/it had been drifted | they had been drifted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be drifted | we shall/will be drifted |
you will be drifted | you will be drifted |
he/she/it will be drifted | they will be drifted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been drifted | we shall/will have been drifted |
you will have been drifted | you will have been drifted |
he/she/it will have been drifted | they will have been drifted |