Sentence examples of "dérive" in French

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Ce mot dérive du grec. This word is derived from Greek.
Ce mot est dérivé du latin. This word is derived from Latin.
Le bateau dérivait sur l'océan. The boat was drifting in the ocean.
Il n'existe aucun fait dont on puisse dériver un devoir moral. There is no fact from which a moral ought can be derived.
Notre bateau dériva vers la côte à cause du courant. Our boat drifted to shore on the tide.
La petite partira à la dérive si personne ne s'en préoccupe trop. The little girl will go astray if no one cares much about her.
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