adrift

adrift
predicative adjective

be adrift — treiben

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[ə'drift]
adjective, adverb
(drifting: adrift on the open sea.) treiben
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adrift
[əˈdrɪft]
I. adv
1. (not moored) treibend attr
he spent three days \adrift on the sea er trieb drei Tage lang auf dem Meer
to cut a boat \adrift from its moorings ein Boot losmachen
to float \adrift treiben
2. BRIT (fam)
to come [or go] \adrift (become unfastened) sich akk lösen, aufgehen fam
3. (fig)
to go \adrift (fail) fehlschlagen, danebengehen fam
4.
to cast [or turn] sb \adrift jdn seinem Schicksal überlassen
II. adj pred
1. (not moored) [umher]treibend attr
to be \adrift [on the ocean] [auf See] treiben
2. (fig: lost) verloren, einsam; (without purpose) ziellos, haltlos
3. BRIT SPORT (fam)
to be \adrift of sth hinter etw dat zurückliegen
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[ə'drɪft]
adv adj pred
1) (NAUT) treibend

to be adrift — treiben

to go adrift (lit) — sich losmachen or loslösen;

to set or cut a boat adrift — ein Boot losmachen

2) (fig)

to come adrift (wire, hair etc) — sich lösen; (plans, scheme) fehlschlagen; (theory) zusammenbrechen

we are adrift on the sea of life —

he wandered through the city, lost and adrift — (ziellos und) verloren irrte er in der Stadt umher

you're all adrift (inf)

after a month's philosophy I felt all adrift — nach einem Monat Philosophie war ich vollkommen durcheinander

to cast or turn sb adrift — jdn auf die Straße setzen

3) (SPORT)

to be 15 points/seconds adrift — 15 Punkte/Sekunden zurückliegen

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adrift [əˈdrıft] adv & präd adj
1. (umher)treibend, Wind und Wellen preisgegeben:
break adrift sich losreißen;
cut adrift das Ankertau (gen) durchhauen
2. fig hilflos, dem Schicksal preisgegeben, halt-, wurzellos:
be all adrift weder aus noch ein wissen;
turn sb adrift jemanden sich selbst überlassen
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predicative adjective

be adrift — treiben

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adj.
haltlos (Mensch) adj.
treibend adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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