dériver
Meanings
Verb
1. to derive (originate from) (intransitive)
2. to drift (intransitive)
3. to derive (transitive, mathematics)
4. to redirect, to divert (transitive, of a river)
5. to shunt (transitive, electricity)
6. to unrivet (transitive)
Examples13
Le bateau a dérivé en mer.
The boat drifted out to sea.
Ce mot est dérivé de l'allemand.
This word is derived from German.
Peut-on dériver l'eau vers le canal ?
Can we shunt the water over to the canal?
Le bateau dérivait sur l'océan.
The boat was drifting in the ocean.
Notre bateau dériva vers la côte à cause du courant.
Our boat drifted to shore on the tide.
Ce mot dérive du grec.
This word is derived from Greek.