Was heißt »drif­ten« auf Englisch?

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Das Boot driftete stromabwärts.

The boat drifted down the stream.

Er driftet im Unterricht immer ab.

He's always spacing out in class.

Synonyme

ge­ra­ten:

get into

trei­ben:

bring forth

do

drive

float

Antonyme

an­steu­ern:

head

steer

strive

stran­den:

run aground

strand

ten­die­ren:

tend

Englische Beispielsätze

• The theory of plate tectonics in geology explains the phenomenon of continental drift.

• The clouds drift round, and they glide by, surrounded by light and the blue sky.

• Sitting in his armchair, he let his thoughts drift towards the future.

• I catch your drift.

• Without gravity, a satellite launched from the Earth would simply drift off endlessly into space, traveling in a straight line, instead of circling the planet.

• I get your drift.

• I like to lie on my back and watch the clouds drift by.

• To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it– but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

• Many people drift through life without a purpose.

Übergeordnete Begriffe

ge­lan­gen:

attain

reach

schwim­men:

bathe

be flat broke

convey by water

disunite

float

go

hesitate

lose control

stumble

swim (swimming)

swim

swimman

wallow