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floor

UK
/flɔː/
US
/flɔr/
floor plan
floor plans

Translations

floornoun
floors
pl
UK
/flɔː/
US
/flɔr/
She swept the floor to keep it clean.
Elle a balayé le sol pour le garder propre.
Their apartment is on the third floor of the building.
Leur appartement est au troisième étage de l'immeuble.
plancherSens économique : niveau minimal fixé officiellement.
The government set a floor on the price of milk to protect farmers.
Le gouvernement a fixé un plancher pour le prix du lait afin de protéger les agriculteurs.
fondPour le fond d’une étendue d’eau.
Divers explored the ocean floor for shipwrecks.
Des plongeurs ont exploré le fond de l'océan à la recherche d'épaves.
partie entièreSens mathématique.
The floor of 4.9 is 4.
La partie entière de 4,9 est 4.
Additional translations
paroleDans le sens de droit ou possibilité de parler devant une assemblée.
hémicyclePour la partie de l’assemblée où siègent et débattent les membres.
parquet de la bourseSens spécialisé : salle de cotation.
Synonyms
ground
level
story
deck
surface
base
floorverb
floored
Past Simple
floored
Past Participle
flooring
Gerund
UK
/flɔː/
US
/flɔr/
recouvrir de parquetPour poser un revêtement de sol.
They decided to floor the entire house with hardwood.
Ils ont décidé de recouvrir toute la maison de parquet en bois.
mettre K.-O.Surtout dans un contexte de combat ou de compétition.
The boxer floored his opponent with a powerful right hook.
Le boxeur a mis son adversaire K.-O. d'un puissant crochet du droit.
sidérerSens figuré : surprendre ou choquer fortement.
The unexpected news floored everyone in the room.
La nouvelle inattendue a sidéré tout le monde dans la pièce.
Additional translations
écraserAvec une pédale ou un accélérateur.
arrondir à l'entier inférieurSens mathématique.
Synonyms
overwhelm
astonish
stun
daze
shock
flooradjective
UK
/flɔː/
US
/flɔr/
Attributive noun usage functioning adjectivally (e.g. “floor lamp”).
de solSe dit d’un objet conçu pour être posé sur le sol.
They bought a floor cushion for extra seating.
Ils ont acheté un coussin de sol pour avoir des places assises supplémentaires.

Definitions

floornoun
The lower surface of a room, on which one may walk.
She swept the floor to keep it clean.
A level area or space in a building, typically one of several levels.
Their apartment is on the third floor of the building.
The part of a legislative assembly where members sit and debate.
The senator took the floor to present his argument.
A minimum level of prices or wages set by a government or organization.
The government set a floor on the price of milk to protect farmers.
The bottom surface of a body of water, such as a sea or ocean.
Divers explored the ocean floor for shipwrecks.
The right or opportunity to speak before an assembly or audience.
"You have the floor," the moderator announced.
Mathematics: the greatest integer less than or equal to a given real number (the floor function).
The floor of 4.9 is 4.
The main trading area of a stock exchange or similar marketplace.
Orders were frantically shouted across the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
floorverb
To provide a surface with a floor or flooring.
They decided to floor the entire house with hardwood.
To knock someone to the ground, especially in a fight or competition.
The boxer floored his opponent with a powerful right hook.
To surprise or shock someone greatly.
The unexpected news floored everyone in the room.
To press the accelerator of a vehicle to the floor, causing it to go as fast as possible.
He floored the gas pedal to overtake the slow-moving truck.
Mathematics: to round (a real number) down to the nearest integer.
When you floor 7.8, the result is 7.
flooradjective
Designed to be used on or placed directly on the floor.
They bought a floor cushion for extra seating.
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