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1 floating population
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2 floating population
(a section of the population not permanently resident in a place.) população flutuanteEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > floating population
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3 float
[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) flutuar2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) bóia2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) carro•- floating restaurant* * *[flout] n 1 flutuação, ato de boiar. 2 vaga, bóia, salva-vidas, flutuador. 3 jangada, balsa. 4 carro raso, carro-plataforma, carro alegórico para desfile. 5 trolha, colher de pedreiro. 6 ribalta. 7 cortiça da linha de pescar. 8 fundo de caixa para uso em caso de imprevisto. • vt+vi 1 flutuar, sobrenadar, boiar, estar suspenso no ar ou em líquido. 2 pairar, planar, tremular ao vento. 3 ondear, vaguear, oscilar, bailar. 4 desencalhar, fazer voar, impelir pelo ar. 5 circular. 6 irrigar. 7 alisar (cimento, gesso), amaciar, nivelar. 8 sl estar leve como o ar. floating on air eufórico, arrebatado. on the float fig flutuante, à tona. to float around circular, espalhar-se. -
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[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) flutuar2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) bóia2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) furgão•- floating restaurant
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