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deriva.

drift (course or direction along which anything is driven; setting)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/deˈɾi.vɐ/Brazil/dɨˈɾi.vɐ/Portugal/dɨˈɾi.bɐ/Northern, Portugal[dɨˈɾi.βɐ]Northern, Portugal
  1. drift (course or direction along which anything is driven; setting)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French dérive.

verb/deˈɾi.vɐ/Brazil/dɨˈɾi.vɐ/Portugal/dɨˈɾi.bɐ/Northern, Portugal[dɨˈɾi.βɐ]Northern, Portugal
  1. inflection of derivar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of derivar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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