German-English translation for "driften"

"driften" English translation

driften
[ˈdrɪftən]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <sein>

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  • drift
    driften Nautik/Schifffahrt | nauticalSCHIFF treiben
    driften Nautik/Schifffahrt | nauticalSCHIFF treiben
  • drift
    driften von Abgasen, Wolken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    driften von Abgasen, Wolken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
examples
  • nach rechts [links] driften Politik | politicsPOL
    to drift to the right [left]
    nach rechts [links] driften Politik | politicsPOL
zwei Krustenplatten driften voneinander weg
two crustal plates are drifting apart
zwei Krustenplatten driften voneinander weg
And it's always drifting. The pack ice is always drifting.
Und es driftete ständig. Das Packeis driftet immer.
Source: TED
And it's always drifting. The pack ice is always drifting.
Und es driftete ständig. Das Packeis driftet immer.
Source: TED
He's always spacing out in class.
Er driftet im Unterricht immer ab.
Source: Tatoeba
For over 10 days, I drifted between two dimensions.
Mehr als zehn Tage driftete ich zwischen zwei Dimensionen,
Source: TED
The country is still drifting out of control.
Noch immer driftet das Land führungslos herum.
Source: Europarl
They were in sync for a while, but then they drifted apart.
Sie waren eine Weile synchron, drifteten dann aber auseinander.
Source: TED
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