drift

Coley and me used to hit it once in a while when we were drifting.
Coley et moi, on s'y arrêtait quand on traînait.
Barely five days ago, in my region, toxic barrels were drifting between the Cotentin and the Atlantic.
Il y a cinq jours à peine, dans ma région, des fûts toxiques dérivaient entre le Cotentin et l'Atlantique.
It felt as if we were drifting out to sea, leaving the world far behind us.
Nous allions à la dérive, laissant le monde loin derrière nous.
Oh, my mother said gifts for her wedding were drifting in for a good year.
Ma mère a dis que les présents pour son mariage pouvaient mettre un an à arriver.
The shipwrecked people were drifting for 12 hours until they were rescued by the coastguards.
Les naufragés sont restés à la dérive pendant 12 heures avant d'être secourus par les garde-côtes.
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