Translations for continental drift in the English»Italian Dictionary

continental drift [Brit, Am ˌkɑn(t)əˈnɛn(t)l drɪft] N

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continental drift

deriva f dei continenti

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I.continental [Brit kɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l, Am ˌkɑntəˈnɛnt(ə)l] N

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continental

continentale mf

II.continental [Brit kɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l, Am ˌkɑntəˈnɛnt(ə)l] ADJ

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1. continental GEOG:

continental vegetation, climate

III.continental [Brit kɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l, Am ˌkɑntəˈnɛnt(ə)l]

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it's not worth a continental Am inf

non vale una lira

I.drift [Brit drɪft, Am drɪft] N

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1. drift (flow, movement):

the drift of the current

il moto or il movimento della corrente

to be carried downstream by the drift of the current

essere spinto a valle dalla corrente

the drift of events fig

il corso degli eventi

the drift from the land

la fuga or l'esodo dalle campagne

the drift of refugees to the border

il flusso dei rifugiati verso il confine

the slow drift of strikers back to work

il lento ritorno al lavoro degli scioperanti

3. drift (deviation):

drift (of projectile)

drift (of ship, plane)

6. drift GEOL (glacial deposit):

detrito m glaciale

7. drift (in mining):

galleria f in direzione

8. drift LING:

alterazione f diacronica

9. drift:

drift ELEC, RADIO

II.drift [Brit drɪft, Am drɪft] VB intr

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1. drift:

drift (be carried by tide, current) boat:

essere trasportato dalla corrente, andare alla deriva

drift (by wind) balloon:

andare, volare alla deriva

drift (by wind) smoke, fog:

essere trasportato dal vento

to drift out to sea

lasciarsi trasportare al largo

to drift off course boat:

derivare, lasciarsi trasportare dalla corrente fuori rotta

to drift off course plane:

derivare, allontanarsi dalla rotta

to drift downstream

essere portato a valle dalla corrente

to drift onto the rocks

finire contro gli scogli

clouds drifted across the sky

delle nuvole si muovevano, vagavano nel cielo

mist was drifting in from the sea

la nebbia si stava alzando dal mare

voices drifted into the garden

giungevano delle voci in giardino

2. drift (pile up):

drift snow, leaves:

accumularsi, ammucchiarsi

drifting snow

tormenta di neve

3. drift:

to drift along person:

to drift along fig

andare avanti senza preoccuparsi

to drift around or about the house

gironzolare per casa

the strikers are drifting back to work

gli scioperanti stanno ritornando poco per volta al lavoro

to drift into, out of the room

entrare nella stanza, uscire dalla stanza facendo finta di niente

to drift from job to job

passare da un lavoro all'altro

to drift from town to town

andare di città in città

to drift through life

lasciarsi andare alla deriva

the country is drifting towards recession, war

il paese sta scivolando verso la recessione, verso la guerra

I'm content to let things drift

mi accontento di lasciar andare le cose per il loro verso

III.drift [Brit drɪft, Am drɪft] VB trans

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1. drift current:

far andare alla deriva

2. drift snow, leaves:

accumulare, ammucchiare

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continental drift

deriva f dei continenti

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deriva dei continenti

continental drift

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I.continental [ˌkɑ:nt̬·ˈnen·t̬l] ADJ

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1. continental (relating to a continent):

continental

continental drift

deriva f dei continenti

continental shelf

piattaforma f continentale

2. continental (of the mainland):

continental Europe

Europa f continentale

the continental United States

gli Stati Uniti m pl continentali

II.continental [ˌkɑ:nt̬·ˈnen·t̬l] N

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continental

continentale mf

I.drift [drɪft] VB intr

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2. drift (move aimlessly):

3. drift (progress aimlessly):

scivolare verso

4. drift METEO:

drift sand, snow

II.drift [drɪft] N

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1. drift NAUT:

2. drift fig (movement):

3. drift (trend):

4. drift METEO:

a sand drift

un cumulo di sabbia

5. drift inf (sense):

to catch sb's drift

cogliere il senso di ciò che qn dice

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Crustal movements (such as continental drift) or polar cap melting are slow secular events. en.wikipedia.org

The use of this data has resulted in evidence for continental drift, plate tectonics and supercontinents. en.wikipedia.org

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