# die Drift

die Drift is a German noun meaning “violent stream or swell”. Forms: der Drift.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Drift

## In other languages

- Русский: морск. дрейф

## Noun

1. violent stream or swell (of the sea)
2. drift, drifting (movement caused by external powers such as current or wind)
3. _figurative_ drift, tendency, gradual long-term development
   - Das Schriftdeutsche zeigt vom 14. bis 16. Jahrhundert eine nach Süden weisende Drift, woran sich danach wiederum eine eher nördliche Formen bevorzugende Drift anschließt. — Literary German shows a southward drift between the 14th and 16th centuries, which is then again followed by a drift favouring more northern forms.
4. synonym of Treibgut (“floating debris”)

## Noun

1. drift, an instance of drifting (decelerating movement diametrical to the main direction)
   - Nach diesem kurzen Drift muss sie versuchen, wieder Tempo zu gewinnen. — After this little drift, she must try to gain back speed.

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