aller à la dérive

/a.le a la de.ʁiv/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
va à la dérive
past
est allé à la dérive
perfect
allé à la dérive

Meaning

  1. to drift, go off course

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

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Spanish

errar

Close, figuratively — to drift, go off course relates to erring.

Practice

1 What does aller à la dérive mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le projet va à la ___ sans direction claire.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aller à la dérive?

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