drift off

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour décrire le fait de s'endormir progressivement ou de perdre sa concentration.

A phrasal verb used to indicate gradually falling asleep or losing focus.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Fall asleep graduallyinformal

   To slowly and gently fall asleep, often without intending to.

   s'assoupir progressivement

   • I drifted off during the movie because it was so boring.
   • She drifted off to sleep while listening to the rain.
   • He tried to stay awake but soon drifted off.

   Synonymesdoze offdrop offfall asleepnod off

   Antonymesariseawakenrousewake

2. Lose focus or concentrationinformal

   To gradually stop paying attention to something and start thinking about other things.

   perdre le fil

   • My mind drifted off during the long lecture.
   • He drifted off from the conversation and started daydreaming.
   • She drifted off into her own thoughts while waiting.

   Synonymesdaydream

   Antonymesattendconcentratefocus

Verbe de basedrift