drifting

• Beschreibt etwas, das sich langsam und ohne feste Richtung bewegt, besonders auf dem Wasser oder in der Luft; auch übertragen für ziellos oder ohne Kontrolle.

Describes something that is moving slowly, especially on water or in the air, without a fixed direction.

1. Moving aimlesslyB2formal

   Continually changing, especially from one place, abode, or occupation to another without a fixed purpose.

   Umherziehend

   • He led a drifting life, never staying in one city for long.
   • Her drifting career took her from teaching to farming.
   • The drifting population moved with the seasons.

   Synonymeadriftaimlessdirectionlessitinerantnomadicrootlessrovingunsettledvagrantwandering

   Antonymefixedpurposefulrootedsettledsteadfast

2. Floating or being carriedB1formal

   Being carried along by currents of air or water.

   Treibend

   • The drifting boat was lost at sea.
   • Drifting snow covered the roads.
   • Leaves were drifting slowly down the river.

   Synonymeadriftfloatingglidingwandering

• Das Handeln oder der Zustand, sich ohne festes Ziel oder Richtung von einem Ort zum anderen zu bewegen; auch das langsame Abgetriebenwerden oder Abdriften, etwa in Wasser, Luft oder im übertragenen Sinn.

The act or state of moving aimlessly from one place to another without a fixed purpose or direction.

unzählbar

1. Aimless wanderingB2formal

   The act of moving without a fixed purpose or direction, often from place to place.

   Zielloses Umherwandern

   • After college, he spent a few years in a state of drifting.
   • Her drifting from city to city was a search for meaning.
   • The novel describes the drifting of a lost generation.

   Synonymemeanderingramblingrovingvagrancywandering

   Antonymedirectionfocusintentpurposefulnessresolution

• Verb, das eine langsame Bewegung durch Luft- oder Wasserströmung bezeichnet oder das ziellose Treiben bzw. den allmählichen Übergang von einem Ort oder Zustand in einen anderen.

A verb used to indicate the act of being carried slowly by a current of air or water, or moving aimlessly from one place or situation to another.

1. Move slowly without controlB1formal

   To be carried along by currents of air or water, often without a clear direction.

   Treiben

   • The boat began to drift away from the shore.
   • Leaves drifted slowly down the river.
   • The balloon drifted across the sky.

   Synonymebobfloatglidewaft

2. B2formal

   To move or change gradually from one state, opinion, or situation to another.

   Sich allmählich verändern

   • Their conversation drifted from politics to sports.
   • He drifted into a deep sleep.
   • The company's focus drifted away from its original mission.

   Synonymegravitatemoveshiftslideveer

3. Wander aimlesslyB2informal

   To move or live without a clear purpose or plan.

   Ziellos umhertreiben

   • After college, he drifted from job to job.
   • She drifted through life without any real ambition.
   • They drifted around Europe for a few months.

   Synonymeamblefloatgallivantmeanderrambleroamstraywaftwander

   Antonymedirectfocussettlesteer

Phrasal-Variantendrift awaydrift off