adrift

/əˈdɹɪft/ adjectif C2

En français : à la dérive

Drifting (especially on water) without being propelled or steered.
Of a person or group of people: having no aim or direction; aimless, lost. (figuratively) · Near-synonyms: (UK) disorientated, (US) disoriented, floundering, struggling; see also Thesaurus:confused
Of a sailor: absent without leave or permission. (figuratively)
Of an object: no longer attached in position; detached, loose, unattached, unfastened; also, lost, missing. (figuratively)
In a position or having a score behind that of another competitor or an opponent; below an expected level in terms of some position, score, or target. (figuratively, informal) · The team were six points adrift of their rivals.

Dans la bibliothèque

In an instant he was placed in the stern-sheets of the boat, between the gendarmes, while the officer stationed himself at the bow; a shove sent the boat adrift, and four sturdy oarsmen impelled it rapidly towards the Pilon.

The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 71 · C1

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