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Old November 26, 2010, 02:14 PM
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ir a la deriva, sin rumbo, como dos naufragos a la deriva, se usa cuando la gente no tiene rumbo, no sabe por donde ir.
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Old November 26, 2010, 03:14 PM
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to drift (aimlessly)
to drift to and fro
to be adrift
to be without a rudder
to be without direction

to go|drift|sail|head any which way
to be tossed about (any which way) (aimlessly)
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Old November 26, 2010, 06:16 PM
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Also, you could say something like
la sociedad va a la deriva = society has lost its sense of direction

la gente no tiene rumbo, no sabe por donde ir = people goes without direction, they don't know where to go

people has lost their sense of direction...
people drift aimlessly.
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