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a la deriva

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
a la deriva loc adv	(a merced de la corriente) (maritime)	adrift adv
		drifting gerund
	Después de la avería en el propulsor, el barco quedó a la deriva en medio del Pacífico.
	After the propeller failure, the ship was left adrift in the middle of the Pacific.
a la deriva loc adv	figurado (sin rumbo)	adrift adv
		drifting adj
		without direction, lacking direction expr
	Mi vida se encontraba a la deriva y desconocía el propósito de mi existencia.
	My life was adrift and I didn't know the purpose of my existence.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. It can be hard for a young person to know what to do when they find themselves without direction.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
asteroide a la deriva loc nom m	(fuera de su órbita)	floating asteroid, drifting asteroid n
	Los científicos encontraron un asteroide a la deriva cerca de nuestra galaxia.
	Scientists found a drifting asteroid near our galaxy.
barco a la deriva nm + loc adj	(sin timón)	boat adrift n
	Encontraron un barco a la deriva en el océano Atlántico.

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