drifting

• Décrit ce qui se déplace lentement, en particulier sur l'eau ou dans l'air, sans direction définie.

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.

   errant, qui vagabonde

   • 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.

   Synonymesadriftaimlessdirectionlessitinerantnomadicrootlessrovingunsettledvagrantwandering

   Antonymesfixedpurposefulrootedsettledsteadfast

2. Floating or being carriedB1formal

   Being carried along by currents of air or water.

   dérivant, emporté par le courant

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

   Synonymesadriftfloatingglidingwandering

• Action ou état de se déplacer sans but d'un endroit à un autre, sans direction ou intention définie ; peut aussi désigner un mouvement lent et progressif hors d'une trajectoire prévue.

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

indénombrable

1. Aimless wanderingB2formal

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

   errance

   • 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.

   Synonymesmeanderingramblingrovingvagrancywandering

   Antonymesdirectionfocusintentpurposefulnessresolution

• Verbe désignant le fait de se déplacer lentement sous l'effet d'un courant d'air ou d'eau, ou de passer d'un lieu ou d'une situation à un autre sans but précis.

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.

   dériver

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

   Synonymesbobfloatglidewaft

2. B2formal

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

   Évoluer progressivement

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

   Synonymesgravitatemoveshiftslideveer

3. Wander aimlesslyB2informal

   To move or live without a clear purpose or plan.

   errer sans but

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

   Synonymesamblefloatgallivantmeanderrambleroamstraywaftwander

   Antonymesdirectfocussettlesteer

Variantes phrasaldrift awaydrift off