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drift

 
 
/drɪft/ noun

Translation

MOVE [C] slow, gradual movement from one place to another
yavaş yavaş, ağır hareket; hantal hareket
the drift of people into Western Europe1606
catch/get sb's drift to understand the general meaning of what someone is saying
ana fikri/esas manayı/özünü anlamak
1214
PILE [C] a pile of snow or leaves that has been blown somewhere
yığıntı, birikinti, kümelenme
1510
(Definition of drift noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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