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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch drijven or one of its forms.
Pronunciation
Noun
дрейф • (drejf) m inan (genitive дре́йфа, nominative plural дре́йфы, genitive plural дре́йфов)
- (nautical) drift (act or motion of drifting)
- лежа́ть в дре́йфе (nautical) ― ležátʹ v dréjfe ― to lie to
- ложи́ться в дрейф (nautical) ― ložítʹsja v drejf ― to heave
- drift (movement of something carried by a current)
- дрейф льда ― drejf lʹda ― ice-drift
- дрейф материко́в ― drejf materikóv ― continental drift
- дрейф заря́женных части́ц ― drejf zarjážennyx častíc ― charged particle drift
Declension
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