dériver

Et lorsqu'enfin il disparut, les 3 passagers du bateau, qui avaient dérivé en remontant le courant pendant tout ce temps, furent abasourdis de se retrouver au point de départ de leur voyage.
And when it finally disappeared, the three passengers in the boat, who had been drifting downstream the entire time, were astonished to find themselves back at the point where they began their trip.
Le navigateur détermina avec le sextant qu'ils avaient dérivé vers le sud.
The navigator determined with the sextant that they had drifted to the south.
Le navigateur a déterminé la position du navire et a constaté qu'ils avaient dérivé considérablement de leur trajectoire.
The navigator determined the ship's location and found that they had drifted off course considerably.
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