continental drift no Dicionário de Francês-Inglês da Oxford-Hachette

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continental drift SUBST

continental drift

dérive f des continents

Traduções para continental drift no dicionário francês»inglês

dérive des continents GEOGR

continental drift

Traduções para continental drift no dicionário inglês»francês

I.continental [Brit kɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l, americ ˌkɑntəˈnɛnt(ə)l] SUBST

continental

Européen/-éenne m/f du continent

II.continental [Brit kɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l, americ ˌkɑntəˈnɛnt(ə)l] ADJ

1. continental GEOGR:

continental vegetation, climate

continental

2. continental Brit universities, philosophy:

continental

d'Europe continentale

continental car

voiture f fabriquée en Europe continentale

continental holiday

vacances fpl en Europe continentale

III.continental [Brit kɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l, americ ˌkɑntəˈnɛnt(ə)l]

it's not worth a continental coloq americ

ça ne vaut pas un sou

I.drift [Brit drɪft, americ drɪft] SUBST

1. drift (flow, movement):

the drift of the current

le sens du courant

to be carried downstream by the drift of the current

être emporté en aval par le courant

the drift of events fig

le cours des événements

the drift from the land

l'exode m rural

the drift of refugees to the border

l'afflux m des réfugiés à la frontière

the slow drift of strikers back to work

le lent retour des grévistes au travail

2. drift (ocean current):

drift also GEOL

dérive f

North Atlantic drift

dérive nord-atlantique

3. drift (deviation):

drift (of projectile)

dérivation f

drift (of ship, plane)

dérive f

4. drift (mass):

drift (of snow)

congère f

drift (of leaves, sand)

tas m

drift (of leaves, sand)

amoncellement m

drift (of smoke, mist)

nuage m

drift (of smoke, mist)

traînée f

the rain/snow was falling in drifts

il y avait des bourrasques de pluie/de neige

5. drift (general meaning):

drift

sens m (général)

to catch the drift of sb's argument

comprendre où quelqu'un veut en venir

I don't catch or follow your drift

je ne comprends pas où vous voulez en venir

get the drift coloq?

tu piges? coloq

6. drift GEOL (glacial deposit):

drift

drift m

drift

sédiments mpl glaciaires

7. drift (in mining):

drift

galerie f en allongement

8. drift LINGUÍS:

drift

évolution f

9. drift:

drift ELETRÓN, RÁDIO

dérive f

II.drift [Brit drɪft, americ drɪft] VERBO intr

1. drift (be carried):

drift (by tide, current) boat:

dériver

drift (by wind) balloon:

voler à la dérive

drift smoke, fog:

flotter

to drift out to sea

dériver vers le large

to drift off course boat:

dériver hors-cap

to drift off course plane:

dériver hors de route

to drift downstream

être emporté or entraîné en aval par le courant

to drift onto the rocks

s'échouer sur les rochers

clouds drifted across the sky

des nuages traversaient le ciel

mist was drifting in from the sea

il y avait de la brume qui venait de la mer

voices drifted into the garden

des voix parvenaient dans le jardin

2. drift (pile up):

drift snow:

former des congères fpl

drift leaves:

s'amonceler

drifting snow

des bourrasques fpl de neige

drifted snow

des congères

3. drift:

to drift along person literal

flâner

to drift along fig

se laisser aller

to drift around or about the house

traîner sans but dans la maison

the strikers are drifting back to work

les grévistes retournent progressivement au travail

to drift into/out of the room

entrer dans une/sortir d'une pièce d'un pas nonchalant

to drift from job to job

passer d'un emploi à un autre

to drift from town to town

errer de ville en ville

to drift through life

errer sans but dans la vie

the country is drifting towards recession/war

le pays glisse vers la récession/la guerre

I'm content to let things drift

je me borne à laisser les événements suivre leur cours

4. drift (stray) fig:

to drift into teaching/publishing

se retrouver dans l'enseignement/l'édition

to drift into crime/prostitution

sombrer dans la criminalité/la prostitution

the conversation drifted onto politics

la conversation a dérivé vers la politique

continental drift no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para continental drift no dicionário francês»inglês

dérive des continents

continental drift

Traduções para continental drift no dicionário inglês»francês

continental ADJ

continental

continental(e)

I.drift [drɪft] SUBST

1. drift (slow movement):

drift

mouvement m

drift of ship

dérive f

drift of current

sens m

drift of events

cours m

downward drift

écroulement m

downward drift of prices

effondrement m

2. drift METEO (mass blown together):

drift

amoncellement m

drift of sand

dune f

drift of snow

congère f

drift of clouds

traînée f

3. drift (central meaning):

drift

sens m général

to catch sb's drift

comprendre où qn veut en venir

4. drift TÉC (tool):

drift

jet m (d'extraction)

II.drift [drɪft] VERBO intr

1. drift (be moved):

drift a. fig

dériver

drift smoke, voice

flotter

drift attention

se relâcher

to drift out to sea

dériver sur la mer

2. drift (move aimlessly):

drift

errer

to drift away

partir nonchalamment

to drift along

se laisser aller

to drift into sth

se laisser aller à qc

3. drift METEO (be piled into drifts):

drift sand

s'entasser

drift of snow

former des congères

drift VERBO

Entrada criada por um utilizador

drift into sleep (to fall asleep)

se laisser emporter par le sommeil

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

Crustal movements (such as continental drift) or polar cap melting are slow secular events.

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The use of this data has resulted in evidence for continental drift, plate tectonics and supercontinents.

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