noun🔗ShareDérive, mouvement(physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved."After the snowstorm, the drifts made it difficult to open the front door. "Après la tempête de neige, les congères rendaient difficile l'ouverture de la porte d'entrée.environmentphysicsweatheroceannatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDérive, courant, tendanceThe act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse."The drifts of societal expectation often push young people towards certain career paths, regardless of their personal passions. "Les courants des attentes sociétales poussent souvent les jeunes vers certaines carrières, indépendamment de leurs passions personnelles.actiontendencydirectionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGuéA place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side."The cattle crossed the river at one of the familiar drifts, their hooves barely submerged in the shallow water. "Le bétail a traversé la rivière à l'un des gués familiers, leurs sabots étant à peine submergés dans l'eau peu profonde.geographyplaceenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTendance, but, intentionThe tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim."The drift of the teacher's lecture was that hard work leads to success. "La tendance de la conférence du professeur était que le travail acharné mène au succès.tendencyactionphilosophydirectionlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa poussée horizontale ou la pression d'une arche ou d'une voûte sur les culéesThe horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments."The engineer carefully calculated the drifts of the cathedral's arches to ensure the walls wouldn't collapse under the weight. "L'ingénieur a soigneusement calculé la poussée des arches de la cathédrale pour s'assurer que les murs ne s'effondreraient pas sous le poids.architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOutil(handiwork) A tool.""The carpenter kept his drifts sharp to ensure clean, precise holes in the wood." "Le charpentier gardait ses outils affûtés pour assurer des trous nets et précis dans le bois.utensilitemmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDériveA deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to oblong projectiles."The artillery officer meticulously calculated the drifts to ensure the shells hit their distant target accurately. "L'officier d'artillerie a méticuleusement calculé la dérive pour s'assurer que les obus atteignent avec précision leur cible lointaine.militaryweaponphysicstechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDériveMinor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed."The audio editor noticed subtle drifts in the podcast's recording speed, causing some parts to sound slightly sped up or slowed down. "L'éditeur audio a remarqué de subtiles dérives dans la vitesse d'enregistrement du podcast, ce qui a donné l'impression que certaines parties étaient légèrement accélérées ou ralenties.soundelectronicstechnologymediaentertainmenttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDériveThe situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene."The dancer's drifts were subtle at first, but by the end of the performance, she was far from her starting position on the stage. "Les dérives de la danseuse étaient subtiles au début, mais à la fin de la représentation, elle était loin de sa position de départ sur la scène.entertainmentstagepositionartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGalerie, filonA passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel."The miners followed the narrow drift to reach the new section of the coal seam. "Les mineurs ont suivi la galerie étroite pour atteindre la nouvelle section de la veine de charbon.geologyarchitecturebuildingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDérive, mouvementMovement."Here are a few options, focusing on clarity and everyday context: The drifts of snow made it hard to open the front door. " Les amoncellements de neige rendaient difficile l'ouverture de la porte d'entrée.actionnaturephysicsenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDériveA sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler."The batsman was completely fooled by the ball's drifts, as it spun away sharply after pitching. "Le batteur a été complètement dupé par la dérive de la balle, qui a fortement pivoté après avoir touché le sol.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDérives, changements progressifsSlow, cumulative change."genetic drift"dérive génétiqueprocesstimenaturegeologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareD dériver, flotterTo move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc."The balloon was drifting in the breeze."Le ballon dérivait dans la brise.nauticalenvironmentweatheroceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéraper, dériverTo move haphazardly without any destination."He drifted from town to town, never settling down."Il dérivait de ville en ville, sans jamais s'installer.directionactionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareD dériver, s'écarterTo deviate gently from the intended direction of travel."This car tends to drift left at high speeds."Cette voiture a tendance à dériver vers la gauche à grande vitesse.directionsailingvehiclenatureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDériver, être emportéTo drive or carry, as currents do a floating body."The empty plastic bottle drifts down the river with the current. "La bouteille en plastique vide dérive sur la rivière avec le courant.environmentnauticalsailingweatheroceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'entasser, s'accumulerTo drive into heaps."A current of wind drifts snow or sand"Un courant de vent fait s'entasser la neige ou le sable.weathernatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'accumuler en tas sous l'effet du vent, être chassé en tasTo accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps."Snow or sand drifts."La neige ou le sable s'accumule en tas.environmentweathernatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharedériver, prospecterTo make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect."The experienced miner drifts into the narrow passage, hoping to find a rich vein of gold. "Le mineur expérimenté dérive dans le passage étroit, espérant trouver un riche filon d'or.geologytechnicalworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAléser, élargirTo enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift."The mechanic drifts the hole in the metal plate to make it perfectly round before attaching the bolt. "Le mécanicien alésera le trou dans la plaque métallique pour le rendre parfaitement rond avant de fixer le boulon.technicalmachineindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéraperTo oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport)."The race car driver expertly drifts through the tight corner, keeping the car just on the edge of control. "Le pilote de course dérape avec expertise dans le virage serré, maintenant la voiture juste à la limite du contrôle.vehiclesporttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading