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1 float
[fləut] 1. n( for swimming) pływak m; ( for fishing) spławik m; ( money) drobne pl; ( in carnival) ruchoma platforma f ( na której odgrywane są sceny rodzajowe)2. vi(on water, through air) unosić się; currency mieć płynny kurs3. vtcurrency upłynniać (upłynnić perf) kurs +gen; company zakładać (założyć perf); idea, plan wprowadzać (wprowadzić perf) w życiePhrasal Verbs:* * *[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) unosić się, pływać2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) pływak, spławik2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) pojazd-platforma•- floating restaurant -
2 draught
[drɑːft](US draft) n( of wind) podmuch m; ( between open doors etc) przeciąg m; ( NAUT) zanurzenie nt* * *1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) przeciąg2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) haust3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) wyporność•- draughts- draughty
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Float — (fl[=o]t), n.[OE. flote ship, boat, fleet, AS. flota ship, fr. fle[ o]tan to float; akin to D. vloot fleet, G. floss raft, Icel. floti float, raft, fleet, Sw. flotta. [root] 84. See {Fleet}, v. i., and cf. {Flotilla}, {Flotsam}, {Plover}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Float board — Float Float (fl[=o]t), n.[OE. flote ship, boat, fleet, AS. flota ship, fr. fle[ o]tan to float; akin to D. vloot fleet, G. floss raft, Icel. floti float, raft, fleet, Sw. flotta. [root] 84. See {Fleet}, v. i., and cf. {Flotilla}, {Flotsam},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Float case — Float Float (fl[=o]t), n.[OE. flote ship, boat, fleet, AS. flota ship, fr. fle[ o]tan to float; akin to D. vloot fleet, G. floss raft, Icel. floti float, raft, fleet, Sw. flotta. [root] 84. See {Fleet}, v. i., and cf. {Flotilla}, {Flotsam},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Float copper — Float Float (fl[=o]t), n.[OE. flote ship, boat, fleet, AS. flota ship, fr. fle[ o]tan to float; akin to D. vloot fleet, G. floss raft, Icel. floti float, raft, fleet, Sw. flotta. [root] 84. See {Fleet}, v. i., and cf. {Flotilla}, {Flotsam},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Float gold — Float Float (fl[=o]t), n.[OE. flote ship, boat, fleet, AS. flota ship, fr. fle[ o]tan to float; akin to D. vloot fleet, G. floss raft, Icel. floti float, raft, fleet, Sw. flotta. [root] 84. See {Fleet}, v. i., and cf. {Flotilla}, {Flotsam},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Float ore — Float Float (fl[=o]t), n.[OE. flote ship, boat, fleet, AS. flota ship, fr. fle[ o]tan to float; akin to D. vloot fleet, G. floss raft, Icel. floti float, raft, fleet, Sw. flotta. [root] 84. See {Fleet}, v. i., and cf. {Flotilla}, {Flotsam},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Float stone — Float Float (fl[=o]t), n.[OE. flote ship, boat, fleet, AS. flota ship, fr. fle[ o]tan to float; akin to D. vloot fleet, G. floss raft, Icel. floti float, raft, fleet, Sw. flotta. [root] 84. See {Fleet}, v. i., and cf. {Flotilla}, {Flotsam},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Float valve — Float Float (fl[=o]t), n.[OE. flote ship, boat, fleet, AS. flota ship, fr. fle[ o]tan to float; akin to D. vloot fleet, G. floss raft, Icel. floti float, raft, fleet, Sw. flotta. [root] 84. See {Fleet}, v. i., and cf. {Flotilla}, {Flotsam},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
float — ► VERB 1) rest on the surface of a liquid without sinking. 2) move slowly, hover, or be suspended in a liquid or the air. 3) put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions. 4) (usu. as adj. floating) remain unsettled in one s opinions … English terms dictionary
float|stone — «FLOHT STOHN», noun. 1. a stone used by bricklayers for smoothing the surfaces of bricks used in curved work. 2. a whitish gray, spongy variety of opal, so light as to float upon water … Useful english dictionary
water hyacinth — ☆ water hyacinth n. a South American aquatic plant (Eichhornia crassipes) of the pickerelweed family, with swollen petioles that float on water and spikes of showy lavender flowers: a pest that blocks water traffic in the S U.S., esp. Florida … English World dictionary