Drifting Meaning in English

word · lemma: drift

US

/ˈdɹɪftɪŋ/

DRIF-ting

UK

/dɹˈɪftɪŋ/

DRIF-ting

التعريف

Moving slowly from one place to another, often without control or a clear direction. Also used in motorsports for a style of controlled skidding in cars.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often describes movement by wind or water ('drifting clouds', 'drifting boat'). In car culture, 'drifting' means making a car slide sideways on purpose. Usually informal in daily use.

• Spanish: derivando - flotando - deslizándose (vehículo)
• Portuguese (BR): derivando - flutuando - deslizando (veículo)
• Portuguese (PT): derivando - flutuando - deslizando (veículo)
• Chinese (Simplified): 漂移 - 漂流 - 漂浮
• Chinese (Traditional): 漂移 - 漂流 - 漂浮
• Hindi: बहना - ड्रिफ्ट करना (वाहन के लिए)
• Arabic: ينجرف - يطفو - ينزلق (مركبة)
• Bengali: ভাসা - ছড়িয়ে পড়া
• Russian: дрейфовать - скользить (авто)
• Japanese: 漂う - ドリフトする（車）
• Vietnamese: trôi - drift (đua xe ô tô)
• Korean: 표류하다 - 드리프트하다(자동차)
• Turkish: sürüklenmek - drift yapmak (araba)
• Urdu: بہنا - ڈرفٹنگ کرنا (گاڑی)
• Indonesian: melayang - drifting (mobil)

جمل نموذجية

The boat was drifting down the river.

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Snowflakes were drifting through the air.

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She found herself drifting off to sleep.

basic

He spent the afternoon drifting from one shop to another.

natural

Lately, my thoughts have been drifting during meetings.

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He's really good at drifting cars on the racetrack.

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