What does deriva in Romanian mean?

What is the meaning of the word deriva in Romanian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use deriva in Romanian.

The word deriva in Romanian means derive, divert, în derivă, în derivă, în derivă, deriva continentelor, a deriva, a fi în derivă, a deriva, a pluti în derivă, a pluti în derivă, a fi în derivă, în derivă, drift. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word deriva

derive, divert

în derivă

(floating, drifting)

The lifeboat was adrift in the sea for eight days.

în derivă

(figurative (without direction)

After he retired, he felt adrift, with no sense of purpose.

în derivă

(off course)

The balloon went adrift when the string holding it to the ground broke. The little boat was sent adrift by the wind.

deriva continentelor

(movement of continents)

Continental drift happens over millions and millions of years.

a deriva

(word) (lingvistică)

a fi în derivă

(float on water)

În mijlocul lacului era o barcă în derivă.
There was a boat drifting in the middle of the lake.

a deriva

(number: up or down)

a pluti în derivă

(literal (be carried away, float off)

He fell asleep on the lilo and slowly drifted away from the beach.

a pluti în derivă

(on water: drift off)

He didn't tie up the boat properly, so it began to float away.

a fi în derivă

(nautical: come to a stop) (navigație)

în derivă

(figurative (not progressing correctly)

drift

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