WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| drift⇒ vi | (float on water) | driva vitr |
| | | glida vitr |
| | There was a boat drifting in the middle of the lake. |
| | Det fanns en drivande båt på mitten av sjön. |
| drift vi | (float on air) | driva vitr |
| | The leaves drifted on the wind. |
| | Löven drev i vinden. |
| drift vi | figurative (wander aimlessly) | driva runt vitr |
| | | gå runt utan mål uttr |
| | (omodernt) | släntra vitr |
| | The tourists drifted from one famous monument to the next. |
| | Turisterna drev runt från ett berömt monument till nästa. |
| drift vi | figurative (progress aimlessly) | driva omkring vitr partikel |
| | | göra ingenting vtr + pron |
| | (vardagligt) | slappa vitr |
| | Philip dropped out of college and since then he's just been drifting. |
| | Philip hoppade av college och sen dess så har han bara drivit omkring. |
| drift n | (heap of snow, sand) | driva s |
| | The snow had accumulated in drifts in the fields. |
| | Snön hade samlats i drivor på fälten. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| drift n | (movement) | drift s |
| | | typ av systematiskt fel uttr |
| | Instead of following a straight course, the navigator realized there had been a steady drift to starboard. |
| drift n | figurative (change in course) | driv s |
| | | ström s |
| | Over recent years, we have seen a drift towards the political right. |
| drift n | (motor racing: controlled skid) (lånord) | drift, drifting s |
| drift vi | figurative (move: towards an idea, etc.) (bildigt) | driva vitr |
| | | långsamt komma fram till uttr |
| | Many left-wing political parties seem to have drifted further right in recent years. |
| drift vi | figurative (deviate: from [sth] intended) | driva vitr |
| | | förvilla sig vitr |
| | (omodernt) | komma på villovägar uttr |
| | The talk was supposed to be about the publishing industry, but at some point it drifted and ended up covering a wide range of topics. |
| drift vi | (heap together) | samlas i drivor vbal uttr |
| | | samlas vitr |
| | The snow had drifted during the night. |
| drift [sth]⇒ vtr | (carry) | driva vtr |
| | | föra vtr |
| | | styra vtr |
| | The current drifted the boat out to sea. |
| drift [sth] vtr | (heap together) | samla ngt i drivor vbal uttr |
| | | samla ihop ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | fösa samman ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The wind drifted the snow into mounds. |