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Detailed Translations for drift from English to Swedish

drift:

drift [the ~] noun

  1. the drift (use; purpose; intention; meaning)
    vilja; sinne; mening; humör
  2. the drift (tendency)
    drift; tendens
  3. the drift (current)
    ström; strömning; avdrift

to drift verb (drifts, drifted, drifting)

  1. to drift (make leeway; go adrift)
    ge spelrum
    • ge spelrum verb (ger spelrum, gav spelrum, givit spelrum)

Conjugations for drift:

present
  1. drift
  2. drift
  3. drifts
  4. drift
  5. drift
  6. drift
simple past
  1. drifted
  2. drifted
  3. drifted
  4. drifted
  5. drifted
  6. drifted
present perfect
  1. have drifted
  2. have drifted
  3. has drifted
  4. have drifted
  5. have drifted
  6. have drifted
past continuous
  1. was drifting
  2. were drifting
  3. was drifting
  4. were drifting
  5. were drifting
  6. were drifting
future
  1. shall drift
  2. will drift
  3. will drift
  4. shall drift
  5. will drift
  6. will drift
continuous present
  1. am drifting
  2. are drifting
  3. is drifting
  4. are drifting
  5. are drifting
  6. are drifting
subjunctive
  1. be drifted
  2. be drifted
  3. be drifted
  4. be drifted
  5. be drifted
  6. be drifted
diverse
  1. drift!
  2. let's drift!
  5. drifted
  6. drifting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for drift:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
avdrift current; drift
drift drift; tendency drive; impulse; instinct; management; policy; politics; strategy; tactic; urge
humör drift; intention; meaning; purpose; use frame of mind; humor; humour; mental condition; mental make-up; mental state; mentality; mind-set; mood; state of mind; temper
mening drift; intention; meaning; purpose; use aim; composition; design; goal; idea; image; import; importance; imports; intent; intention; judgement; meaning; notion; opinion; point of view; position; purport; purpose; sense; significance; standpoint; stature; substance; tendency; tenor; thought; view; weight
sinne drift; intention; meaning; purpose; use character; disposition; flair; heart; mind; soul
ström current; drift current; electric current; electricity; power; river; stream
strömning current; drift
tendens drift; tendency intent; meaning; purport; sense; stature; tendancy; tendency; tendency toward; tenor; trend
vilja drift; intention; meaning; purpose; use aim; design; goal; idea; intention; last will; testament; will; wish
- gallery; heading; impetus; impulsion; movement; purport; trend
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ge spelrum drift; go adrift; make leeway
vilja like to; want; wish
- be adrift; blow; err; float; freewheel; stray

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Related Definitions for "drift":

  1. a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine1
    • they dug a drift parallel with the vein1
  2. the pervading meaning or tenor1
    • caught the general drift of the conversation1
  3. a general tendency to change (as of opinion)1
  4. a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents1
  5. a force that moves something along1
  6. the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)1
  7. a process of linguistic change over a period of time1
  8. be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current1
    • snow drifting several feet high1
    • sand drifting like snow1
  9. be subject to fluctuation1
    • The stock market drifted upward1
  10. drive slowly and far afield for grazing1
    • drift the cattle herds westwards1
  11. cause to be carried by a current1
    • drift the boats downstream1
  12. be in motion due to some air or water current1
    • the boat drifted on the lake1
    • The sailboat was adrift on the open sea1
    • the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore1
  13. move in an unhurried fashion1
    • The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests1
  14. wander from a direct course or at random1
    • don't drift from the set course1
  15. live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely1
    • My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school1
  16. vary or move from a fixed point or course1
    • stock prices are drifting higher1

Wiktionary Translations for drift:

drift
noun
  1. angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting
  2. anything driven at random
  3. tool used in driving down compactly the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework
  4. passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel
  5. course or direction along which anything is driven; setting
  6. act or motion of drifting
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• drift → driva ↔ Wehe — zusammengewehte, aufgehäufte Ansammlung (zum Beispiel von Schnee oder Sand)
• drift → driva (ur kurs); komma på drift ↔ abdriften — durch eine Strömung, durch Wind vom ursprünglichen Kurs abkommen
• drift → avdrift ↔ Abdrift — Fliegersprache, Seemannssprache: unfreiwillige Kursabweichung, durch Wind oder Strömung aus einer Richtung hervorgerufene Wasserbewegung; das treiben eines Schwimmkörpers oder Schiffes

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