drift B1

noun

• дрейф, снос

  дрейф, течение

  a slow movement, especially of something floating or being carried by wind or water

  The boat was caught in the drift of the current. — Лодку захватило течение.

  Синонимы: current, flow

• суть, смысл

  суть, смысл

  the general meaning or intention of what someone says

  I didn't catch the drift of his argument. — Я не уловил суть его аргумента.

  Синонимы: gist, essence

Сочетания: drift of snow, drift apart, catch the drift

Не путать с: draft