- deriva
- f.drift.a la deriva adriftir a la deriva to driftderiva continental (geology) continental driftpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: derivar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: derivar.* * *deriva► nombre femenino1 drift\FRASEOLOGÍAa la deriva adriftir a la deriva to drift* * *SF (Náut) drift
buque a la deriva — ship adrift, drifting ship
ir o estar a la deriva — to drift
el país va a la deriva — the country has lost direction
deriva continental, deriva de los continentes — continental drift
* * *femenino drifta la deriva — <barco> adrift
navegar a la deriva — to drift
la empresa va a la deriva — the company has lost its sense of direction
* * *----* a la deriva = rudderless.* madera a la deriva = driftwood.* * *femenino drifta la deriva — <barco> adrift
navegar a la deriva — to drift
la empresa va a la deriva — the company has lost its sense of direction
* * ** a la deriva = rudderless.* madera a la deriva = driftwood.* * *derivafemininedrifta la deriva ‹barco› adriftnavegó a la deriva durante tres días it drifted for three daysla empresa va a la deriva the company has lost its sense of direction* * *
Del verbo derivar: (conjugate derivar)
deriva es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
deriva
derivar
deriva sustantivo femenino:◊ a la deriva adrift
derivar (conjugate derivar) verbo intransitivoa) (proceder) deriva de algo [palabra] to derive from sth, come from sth;
[problema/situación] to arise from sthb) (traer como consecuencia) deriva en algo to result in sth, lead to sth
verbo transitivo (Med) (AmL)◊ deriva a algn a un especialista to refer sb to a specialist
derivarse verbo pronominal (proceder) derivase de algo [palabra] to be derived from sth, come from sth;
[problema/situación] to arise from sth
deriva sustantivo femenino drift
♦ Locuciones: ir a la deriva, (un barco) to drift o to go adrift
(una persona) to lose one's way
derivar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (proceder) to derive, stem [de, from]
2 (desviarse, tomar otra dirección) to move on [hacia, to]
II verbo transitivo
1 (dirigir la conversación) to steer [hacia, towards]
2 (desviar un río, etc) to divert
'deriva' also found in these entries:
English:
adrift
- derivative
- drift
- derive
* * *deriva nf1. [de embarcación] drift;a la deriva adrift;ir a la deriva [embarcación, objeto flotante] to drift;[empresa, organización] to be adrift;el gobierno va a la deriva the government has lost its bearings2. Geol deriva continental continental drift* * *derivaf:ir a la deriva MAR, fig drift* * *deriva nf1) : drift2)a la deriva : adrift
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.