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drift

noun feminine or masculinesubstantiv hunkjønn eller hankjønn

operation · running · drive

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt drift; av drive (III)to do, to be occupied with · to run, to operate (a business) · to drive, to propel Old Norse drift; from drive (III)to do, to be occupied with · to run, to operate (a business) · to drive, to propel

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. det å holde i gang en bedrift, en institusjon eller lignende;
    virksomhet (1)operation, aktivitet (1)activity     the running of a business, an institution or the like;
    operationvirksomhet (1), activityaktivitet (1)
    • stanse driften to shut down operations
    • dyr i innkjøp, men billig i drift expensive to buy, but cheap to run
    • være i full drift to be in full operation
    • stå for den daglige driften to be in charge of the day-to-day running
    • heisen er ute av drift the lift is out of service
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som gruvedriftmining, gårdsdriftthe running of a farm, farm management · farming, helårsdriftyear-round operation
  2. driv (I)drive, momentum, vigour, kraft (I, 3)strength drive, momentum, vigourdriv (I), strengthkraft (I, 3)
    • det var en veldig drift i arbeidet there was great momentum in the work
  3. medfødt drivkraft (2)driving force for atferd;
    lyst (1)desire, instinkt (1)instinct, trang (I, 1)urge     innate driving forcedrivkraft (2) behind behaviour;
    desirelyst (1), instinctinstinkt (1), urgetrang (I, 1)
    • gjøre noe av egen drift to do something of one's own accord
    • følge driftene sine to follow one's impulses
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som kjønnsdriftsex drive, libido, seksualdriftsex drive, libido, selvoppholdelsesdriftthe instinct of self-preservation, the survival instinct
  4. flokk av dyr som flytter seg samlet herd of animals moving along together
    • en drift av sauer a drove of sheep
  5. det å drive (III, 2)drifting;
    ukontrollert forflytning på grunn av strøm eller vind     the act of driftingdrive (III, 2);
    uncontrolled movement caused by current or wind
    • båten fikk motorstopp og kom i drift the boat's engine failed and it started drifting
    • skyer i drift drifting clouds
  6. gruveganga mine tunnel, a mine passage, a gallery mine tunnelgruvegang

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

i drift som har mistet den sosiale og moralske forankringen having lost one's social and moral bearings Eng. phraseadrift
  • økende problemer med ungdom i drift growing problems with young people who are drifting
  • fange opp ungdom i drift i tide to reach drifting young people in time