f. Desvío de una nave de su verdadero rumbo por causas no controlables: el fuerte temporal provocó la deriva del pesquero.
f turning of a ship's true course for non-controllable causes: the strong storm caused the drift of the fishing.
Plano vertical de una aeronave provisto de timones de dirección: fallos en la deriva les impidieron planear para tomar tierra.
Vertical plane of an aircraft fitted with rudders: drift failure prevented them planning to take land.
deriva continental geol. Desplazamiento lento y continuo de las masas continentales que las ha separado progresivamente: la teoría de la deriva continental fue formulada por Wegener.
derived continental géol. Slow and continuous movement of the continental masses that the has spread progressively: the theory of continental drift was formulated by Wegener.
a la deriva loc. adv. Sin gobierno ni rumbo, a merced de las olas y del viento: navegar a la deriva.
to the derived loc. Advisor. Without Government or heading, to worship of the waves and of the wind: Navigate to it derives.
loc. adv. Sin rumbo propio, a merced de las circunstancias: sentía que su vida andaba a la deriva, sin control.
loc. adv. Aimless, at the mercy of circumstances: he felt that his life was drifting, without control.
intr. y prnl. Tener origen o proceder de algo: su maestría se deriva de una larga práctica.
intr. and prnl. Having origin or coming from something: your mastery is derived from a long practice.
mar. Desviarse el buque de su rumbo: el bote derivó hacia el norte.
sea. The ship deviated from its course: the boat drifted north.
tr. Encaminar, conducir algo que va por un cauce para hacerlo ir por otro camino: derivar un río hacia un embalse.
Tr. To route, to drive something that goes through a channel to make it go by another way: to derive a river towards a reservoir.
gram. Formar una palabra a partir de otra cambiando su forma:"derechura" deriva de "derecho".
gram. Form a word from another by changing its shape: