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floatverb
floated
Präteritum
floated
Partizip Perfekt
floating
Gerundium
UK
/fləʊt/
US
/floʊt/
The feather seemed to float in the air.
Перо, казалось, парило в воздухе.
The balloon will float to the ceiling.
Шарик всплывёт к потолку.
The boat will float on the water.
Лодка будет плавать на воде.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
дрифовать
Synonyme
hover
glide
sail
waft
bob
rise
levitate
drift
Antonyme
sink
floatsubstantiv
floats
Pl.
UK
/fləʊt/
US
/floʊt/
The fisherman attached a float to his fishing line.
Рыбак прикрепил поплавок к своей леске.
The parade featured a float decorated with flowers.
В параде участвовала платформа, украшенная цветами.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
поплавочная снасть
поплавковый буй
поплавковый маяк
Synonyme
air mattress
flotation device
raft
life preserver
buoy
floatadjektiv
UK
/fləʊt/
US
/floʊt/
Used attributively, especially in compounds such as "float glass", to denote something produced by or relating to the float process.
Synonyme
undecided
unattached
flexible
ad hoc
nonpermanent
transient
tentative
movable
temporary
provisional
floating

Definitionen

floatverb
To rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking.
The boat began to float gently down the river.
To move or hover in a fluid or in the air.
The balloon floated up into the sky.
To circulate or be in circulation.
Rumors began to float around the office.
To propose or suggest an idea or plan for consideration.
She decided to float the idea of a new project to her team.
To fluctuate or vary irregularly.
The exchange rate can float depending on market conditions.
To make (a company) public by offering its shares for sale on a stock exchange.
The startup plans to float on the London Stock Exchange next year.
To allow (a currency) to fluctuate freely in value in the exchange market.
The government decided to float the national currency against the dollar.
floatsubstantiv
A small object that floats on the surface of a liquid, often used to indicate the level of the liquid or to support something.
The fisherman attached a float to his line to keep the bait at the right depth.
A decorated platform, either motorized or towed, used in parades or processions.
The float in the parade was adorned with flowers and colorful banners.
A soft drink with ice cream floating in it.
She ordered a root beer float for dessert.
A tool or device used in construction to smooth the surface of plaster or concrete.
The mason used a float to finish the surface of the concrete slab.
The act, process, or state of remaining buoyant or of being carried along on water or in air.
They enjoyed a peaceful float down the lazy river.
An amount of money made available for daily transactions or temporarily in transit before clearing.
The cashier kept a float of fifty dollars in the till to make change.
Computing: a variable or data type representing a floating-point number.
Use a float for values that require decimal precision.
A light vehicle, originally horse-drawn and now often electric, used for the delivery of goods such as milk or bread.
The milkman drove his float quietly through the early-morning streets.
floatadjektiv
Made by or relating to the float process in glass-making; produced on or characterized by a molten-metal bath.
Float glass has an exceptionally smooth surface on both sides.
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