about icon-addNote android4 Answer apple4 icon-appStoreEN icon-appStoreES icon-appStorePT icon-appStoreRU Imported Layers Copy 7 icon-arrow-spined icon-ask icon-attention icon-bubble-blue icon-bubble-red ButtonError ButtonLoader ButtonOk icon-cake icon-camera icon-card-add icon-card-calendar icon-card-remove icon-card-sort chrome-extension-ru chrome-extension-es-mx chrome-extension-pt-br chrome-extension-ru comment comment icon-cop-cut icon-cop-star Cross Dislike icon-editPen icon-entrance icon-errorBig facebook flag flag_vector icon-globe icon-googlePlayEN icon-googlePlayRU icon-greyLoader icon-cake Heart 4EB021E9-B441-4209-A542-9E882D3252DE Created with sketchtool. Info Kebab icon-lamp icon-lampBig icon-learnHat icon-learning-hat Dislike Loup Loup icon-more icon-note icon-notifications icon-pen Pencil icon-play icon-plus-light icon-plus icon-rosie-cut Rune scrollUp Share-icon Shevron-Down Shevron Left Shevron Right sound sound1 sound2 sound3 sound4 sound2 icon-star Swap icon-translate Trash icon-tutor-ellipsis icon-tutor-flip Tutor folder icon icon-tutor-learned icon-twoWayArrow Mezhdunarodny_logotip_VK vk icon-word pen_icon Logo Logo Logo

Examples from texts

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 Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, 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 Despierto
Amante Despierto
Ward, J.R.
Lover Awakened
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2006
zero and span drift,
desviación del cero y del margen,
Timmy watched his sled drift downstream.
Timmy veía su trineo alejarse corriente abajo.
Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo Sospecha
Bajo Sospecha
Kava, Alex
A Perfect Evil
Kava, 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.
I drift from place to place like a piece of flotsam.
Me muevo como arrastrado por las olas.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The 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 salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The 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, Tamara
ck Christen, Robert,Cook, Tamara
Peck Christen, Robert,Cook, Tamar
© 2012 CGAP
ck Christen, Robert,Cook, Tamara
Peck Christen, Robert,Cook, Tamar
© 2012 CGAP
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 Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, 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 Rota
La Rama Rota
Kellerman, Jonathan
When The Bough Breaks
Kellerman, 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 Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, 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 Sospecha
Bajo Sospecha
Kava, Alex
A Perfect Evil
Kava, 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 / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, 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.
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.

Add to my dictionary

Not found

User translations

No translations for this text yet.
Be the first to translate it!

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
SingularPlural
Common casedriftdrifts
Possessive casedrift'sdrifts'

drift

verb
Basic forms
Pastdrifted
Imperativedrift
Present Participle (Participle I)drifting
Past Participle (Participle II)drifted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I driftwe drift
you driftyou drift
he/she/it driftsthey drift
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am driftingwe are drifting
you are driftingyou are drifting
he/she/it is driftingthey are drifting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have driftedwe have drifted
you have driftedyou have drifted
he/she/it has driftedthey have drifted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been driftingwe have been drifting
you have been driftingyou have been drifting
he/she/it has been driftingthey have been drifting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I driftedwe drifted
you driftedyou drifted
he/she/it driftedthey drifted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was driftingwe were drifting
you were driftingyou were drifting
he/she/it was driftingthey were drifting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had driftedwe had drifted
you had driftedyou had drifted
he/she/it had driftedthey had drifted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been driftingwe had been drifting
you had been driftingyou had been drifting
he/she/it had been driftingthey had been drifting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will driftwe shall/will drift
you will driftyou will drift
he/she/it will driftthey will drift
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be driftingwe shall/will be drifting
you will be driftingyou will be drifting
he/she/it will be driftingthey will be drifting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have driftedwe shall/will have drifted
you will have driftedyou will have drifted
he/she/it will have driftedthey will have drifted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been driftingwe shall/will have been drifting
you will have been driftingyou will have been drifting
he/she/it will have been driftingthey will have been drifting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would driftwe should/would drift
you would driftyou would drift
he/she/it would driftthey would drift
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be driftingwe should/would be drifting
you would be driftingyou would be drifting
he/she/it would be driftingthey would be drifting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have driftedwe should/would have drifted
you would have driftedyou would have drifted
he/she/it would have driftedthey would have drifted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been driftingwe should/would have been drifting
you would have been driftingyou would have been drifting
he/she/it would have been driftingthey would have been drifting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am driftedwe are drifted
you are driftedyou are drifted
he/she/it is driftedthey are drifted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being driftedwe are being drifted
you are being driftedyou are being drifted
he/she/it is being driftedthey are being drifted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been driftedwe have been drifted
you have been driftedyou have been drifted
he/she/it has been driftedthey have been drifted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was driftedwe were drifted
you were driftedyou were drifted
he/she/it was driftedthey were drifted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being driftedwe were being drifted
you were being driftedyou were being drifted
he/she/it was being driftedthey were being drifted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been driftedwe had been drifted
you had been driftedyou had been drifted
he/she/it had been driftedthey had been drifted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be driftedwe shall/will be drifted
you will be driftedyou will be drifted
he/she/it will be driftedthey will be drifted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been driftedwe shall/will have been drifted
you will have been driftedyou will have been drifted
he/she/it will have been driftedthey will have been drifted