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Meanings of
drift off
in anglès
portuguès
dormir
català
endormiscar-se
espanyol
dormirse
Back to the meaning
Change from a waking to a sleeping state.
fall asleep
dope off
flake out
nod off
drop off
doze off
drowse off
wake up
català
endormiscar-se
Sinònims
Examples for "
fall asleep
"
fall asleep
dope off
flake out
nod off
drop off
Examples for "
fall asleep
"
1
A very long time passed before she was able to
fall
asleep
.
2
Will's grandfather used to tell him stories to help him
fall
asleep
.
3
They work in the fields and they
fall
asleep
tired and content.
4
You don't really think I'll be able to
fall
asleep
,
do you?
5
No way would I
fall
asleep
on the way down to Florida.
1
At the moment, he sits on his bike finessing
dope
off
some sixteen-year-old junkie named Josh who lifts weights and has a trendy short haircut.
2
Just lying around in your room
doping
off
?
1
After all the stuff you've been through, don't
flake
out
now.
2
Tom and I eat lunch and
flake
out
on the ledge.
3
You
flake
out
again and I'll snatch your bars so fast it'll make your head spin.
4
Don't
flake
out
on me this time.
5
I won't
flake
out
on you again.
1
Unthinkably, given the proximity of farting strangers, I start to
nod
off
.
2
Actually, Hype was too long, and I had begun to
nod
off
.
3
Knowing how difficult his night would be, I let him
nod
off
.
4
Two hours later, he realized that he was going to
nod
off
.
5
Sean was so anxious and desperate for sleep, she couldn't
nod
off
.
1
Good young male-driven opening business this weekend looks to
drop
off
rapidly.
2
Unfortunately once infection progresses to chronicity, treatment success rates
drop
off
considerably.
3
She had decided to
drop
off
the items on her way home.
4
The Swede and I hung upon the side-ladders, ready to
drop
off
.
5
Then the fiery darts fizzle out, and the points
drop
off
them.
1
Then the door closed, and Mrs. Baxter instantly began to
doze
off
.
2
And drink a little of that beef broth before you
doze
off
.
3
Every time they
doze
off
they'll be falling and they'll wake up!
4
And then, a few minutes later, she started to
doze
off
.
5
I was just beginning to
doze
off
when I heard some tiny sounds.
1
After turning loose my search program, I
drowse
off
.
2
He was inclined to
drowse
off
to sleep in the middle of these tasks, a habit which both irritated and frightened his young teacher.
3
Fatigue bore so heavily upon Becky that she
drowsed
off
to sleep.
4
As I was
drowsing
off
again, she spoke very gently to me.
5
After this he
drowsed
off
again into a half torpor of sleep and exhaustion.
Usage of
drift off
in anglès
1
The ship did not just
drift
off
course, it started to sink.
2
He'd
drift
off
after a while, content, even happy for her presence.
3
As he began to
drift
off
,
Gerrod thought he heard someone chuckle.
4
I
drift
off
to sleep, carried by the sound of distant conversations.
5
I would
drift
off
,
then feel jolts of pain through my arms.
6
The jangada, again started on the river, began to
drift
off
diagonally.
7
He began to
drift
off
,
like a mist, moving along the riverbank.
8
You've let her
drift
off
toward the Welsh coast, toward the shallows.
9
Their bellies swollen, they began to
drift
off
into the gathering shadows.
10
As I
drift
off
,
my intestines are thrumming like a tumble-dryer hose.
11
I forced myself to stay awake; yet I couldn't help but
drift
off
.
12
It is easy to
drift
off
and press the wrong buttons.
13
He frowned and let the list of disturbing possibilities
drift
off
.
14
For that moment, as you
drift
off
,
you know you're safe.
15
Dale rolled over on his right side, beginning to
drift
off
.
16
You said you start thinking about stuff and you
drift
off
.
Other examples for "drift off"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
drift
off
drift
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
drift off
portuguès
dormir
adormecer
català
endormiscar-se
adormir-se
espanyol
dormirse
adormecerse
Drift off
through the time
Drift off
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common