drift
noun
1 noun pile of snow or sandsíobán masc1 ráth masc3 great drifts of snow ráthanna móra sneachta 2 noun irregular shape or massa drift of leaves carn duilleogdrifts of smoke néalta toiteTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun general meaningI caught the drift of his speech thug mé liom éirim a chuid cainte, thuig mé brí a chuid caintedo 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 noun literary brief smellthere was a drift of perfume in the air bhí boladh cumhráin san aer 5 (also population drift) noun SOCIOL gradual movement of peopleurban drift continued lean daoine orthu ag tarraingt ar na cathrachathe drift away from the land tréigean na feirmeoireachta, tréigean na talmhaíochta 6 noun gradual changethere's a drift away from nationalism tá cúl á thabhairt leis an náisiúnachas 7 noun slow movement through air, watersíobadh masc we went for a gentle drift along the coast chuamar ar thuras deas réidh cois cóstaNorth Atlantic Drift Síobadh Mór an Atlantaigh Thuaidhspray drift cáitheadh sprae 8 noun lack of focus and purposethere was a sense of drift about them bhí an chuma orthu go raibh siad ag ligean a maidí le sruth 9 noun NAUT, AERO departure from courseimeacht le sruththere was a drift from our course bhíomar imithe ónár gcúrsa, bhíomar imithe le sruth 10 noun ELECTRON of circuit, amplifierguagadh masc 11 noun GENET change in gene poolfánaíocht fem3 12 noun GEOG movement of sea water with windssíobadh masc 13 noun GEOL loose deposit of rock debrisdeasca masc4 14 noun IND passage in minedriofta masc4
verb
15 verb be moved along slowly by water INTRANSITIVEimigh le sruth the ship is drifting tá an long ag imeacht le sruththe boat drifted ashore tháinig an bád i dtír leis an sruthwe drifted downstream chuamar síos an abhainn leis an sruth 16 verb move slowly in air INTRANSITIVEgluais verb clouds were drifting across the sky bhí scamaill ag gluaiseacht leo trasna na spéirethe smoke drifted over the valley scaip an deatach leis os cionn an ghleanna, d'éirigh an toit os cionn an ghleanna 17 verb move aimlessly and slowly INTRANSITIVEthe crowd gradually drifted away scaip an slua diaidh ar ndiaidh, d'imigh an slua de réir a chéile 18 verb act without purpose INTRANSITIVEhe drifted into bar work tharla go bhfuair sé obair i mbeárto drift along from job to job bheith ag dul ó phost go postshe let things drift lig sí a maidí le sruth 19 verb change state INTRANSITIVEhe finally drifted into sleep thit néal air sa deireadhshe was drifting in and out of sleep bhí sí idir a codladh agus a dúiseacht, bhí sí ag suanaíocht 20 verb of thoughts, mind INTRANSITIVEmy thoughts drifted to my family tháinig mo theaghlach isteach i m'intinn, smaoinigh mé ar mo theaghlachmy mind was drifting bhí m'intinn ar seachrán 21 verb literary of sound INTRANSITIVEbirdsong drifted through the trees bhí cantain na n-éan le cloisteáil tríd na crainn, tháinig ceol na n-éan tríd na crainn 22 verb literary of eyes, gaze INTRANSITIVEmy eyes were drifting from one place to another bhí mo shúile ag sleamhnú ó áit go háit 23 verb SPOR of ball, shot INTRANSITIVEthe ball drifted wide d'imigh an liathróid ar fóraoil 24 verb FIN of prices INTRANSITIVEsíob verb 25 verb form piles of snow INTRANSITIVEsíob verb where the snow drifted an áit ar shíob an sneachta, an áit ar bhailigh ráthanna sneachta