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Meanings of drift in inglés

portugués
arrancada
catalán
impulsió

A force that moves something along.

arrancada
portugués
tendência
catalán
corrent
español
corriente

A general tendency to change (as of opinion)

corriente
español
galería

A horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine.

galería
portugués
vadiar
catalán
vagar
español
descarriarse

Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.

descarriarse
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Examples for "heading"
Examples for "heading"
1
On California's open roads with an American 'great' now heading for Europe.
The Irish Times
2
Its health will determine where the economy, and interest rates, are heading.
Reuters
3
Business confidence remains robust, giving the economy momentum heading into this year.
Radio NZ
4
Aunt Rutherford mentioned stopping by their London town house before heading home.
Too wicked to kiss
5
Data summary London Marathon winners by year Click heading to sort table.
The Guardian
1
Best for: Higher-rolling art patrons who want gallery quality without gallery attitude.
Wired
2
She was in the box; he was far above in the gallery.
Wayside Courtships
3
Sweet Harmony: Rave Today is at Saatchi gallery, London, until 14 September.
The Guardian
4
WHATIFTHEWORLD This gallery showcases innovative contemporary work by emerging South African artists.
The South African
5
Normally, one must ask permission to use a computer from the gallery.
Wired
Usage of drift in inglés
1
However, industry sources said that the deadline may drift into early July.
The Irish Times
2
Get-togethers between friends often naturally drift toward other activities as interests change.
Wired
3
The intercontinental drift of consumer culture is far from a simple back-and-forth.
Wired
4
People are exposed through spray drift, residues on food and water contamination.
The Guardian
5
Type B change only by the more gradual process of antigenic drift.
Reuters
6
The ship did not just drift off course, it started to sink.
The Guardian
7
Nor did he mention the drift net he had seen that morning.
Depths
8
The Government outlawed salmon drift net fishing on the Shannon in 2007.
The Irish Times
9
Even our hut was but a smaller drift in the general picture.
The Blue Birds' Winter Nest
10
Any unevenness in the acceleration and compression of the air produces drift.
The Aeroplane Speaks
11
And in the drift of his silence the vision capriciously failed him.
The Best Short Stories of 1915, and the Yearbook of the American...
12
The same may be said of the drift of population in America.
Germany and the Germans from an American Point of View
13
Mr Reynolds misses the vital point - that drift netting is indiscriminate.
The Irish Times
14
Grave questions arise in connection with immigration, health, and the cityward drift.
Problems in American Democracy
15
The drift stuff was upwards of thirteen feet high in the gum-trees.
Explorations in Australia / The Journals of John McDouall Stuart...
16
The drift of events placed the protesting Republicans in an embarrassing situation.
Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 / From Lincoln to Garfield, w...
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Translations for drift
Drift through the time
Drift across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
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