drift

nounAinmfhocal 1 pile of snow or sandsíobán masc1 cmuráth masc3 cmu great drifts of snow ráthanna móra sneachta 2 irregular shape or mass a drift of leaves carn duilleog drifts of smoke néalta toite 3 general meaning I caught the drift of his speech thug mé liom éirim a chuid cainte, thuig mé brí a chuid cainte do you get my drift? an dtuigeann tú leat mé?, an dtuigeann tú an rud atá i gceist agam?, an dtuigeann tú an rud atá mé a rá? 4 literaturelitríocht brief smell there was a drift of perfume in the air bhí boladh cumhráin san aer 5 (also nó population drift) sociologysocheolaíocht gradual movement of people urban drift continued lean daoine orthu ag tarraingt ar na cathracha the drift away from the land tréigean na feirmeoireachta, tréigean na talmhaíochta 6 gradual change there's a drift away from nationalism tá cúl á thabhairt leis an náisiúnachas 7 slow movement through air, watersíobadh masc cmu we went for a gentle drift along the coast chuamar ar thuras deas réidh cois cósta North Atlantic Drift Síobadh Mór an Atlantaigh Thuaidh spray drift cáitheadh sprae 8 lack of focus and purpose there was a sense of drift about them bhí an chuma orthu go raibh siad ag ligean a maidí le sruth 9 nauticalmuirí, aerospaceaeraspás departure from courseimeacht le sruth there was a drift from our course bhíomar imithe ónár gcúrsa, bhíomar imithe le sruth 10 electronicsleictreonaic of circuit, amplifierguagadh masc cmu 11 geneticsgéineolaíocht change in gene poolfánaíocht fem3 cmu 12 geographytíreolaíocht movement of sea water with windssíobadh masc cmu 13 geologygeolaíocht loose deposit of rock debrisdeasca masc4 cmu 14 industrytionsclaíocht passage in minedriofta masc4 cmu verbbriathar 15 be moved along slowly by water intransitiveneamhaistreachimigh le sruth cmu the ship is drifting tá an long ag imeacht le sruth the boat drifted ashore tháinig an bád i dtír leis an sruth we drifted downstream chuamar síos an abhainn leis an sruth 16 move slowly in air intransitiveneamhaistreachgluais verb cmu clouds were drifting across the sky bhí scamaill ag gluaiseacht leo trasna na spéire the smoke drifted over the valley scaip an deatach leis os cionn an ghleanna, d'éirigh an toit os cionn an ghleanna 17 move aimlessly and slowly intransitiveneamhaistreach the crowd gradually drifted away scaip an slua diaidh ar ndiaidh, d'imigh an slua de réir a chéile 18 act without purpose intransitiveneamhaistreach he drifted into bar work tharla go bhfuair sé obair i mbeár to drift along from job to job bheith ag dul ó phost go post she let things drift lig sí a maidí le sruth 19 change statedrift off intransitiveneamhaistreach he finally drifted into sleep thit néal air sa deireadh she was drifting in and out of sleep bhí sí idir a codladh agus a dúiseacht, bhí sí ag suanaíocht 20 of thoughts, mind intransitiveneamhaistreach my thoughts drifted to my family tháinig mo theaghlach isteach i m'intinn, smaoinigh mé ar mo theaghlach my mind was drifting bhí m'intinn ar seachrán 21 literaturelitríocht of sound intransitiveneamhaistreach birdsong drifted through the trees bhí cantain na n-éan le cloisteáil tríd na crainn, tháinig ceol na n-éan tríd na crainn 22 literaturelitríocht of eyes, gaze intransitiveneamhaistreach my eyes were drifting from one place to another bhí mo shúile ag sleamhnú ó áit go háit 23 sportspórt of ball, shot intransitiveneamhaistreach the ball drifted wide d'imigh an liathróid ar fóraoil 24 financeairgeadas of prices intransitiveneamhaistreachsíob verb cmu 25 form piles of snow intransitiveneamhaistreachsíob verb cmu where the snow drifted an áit ar shíob an sneachta, an áit ar bhailigh ráthanna sneachta Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ drift apart→ drift off

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