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1. Iwill you teach me to float? вы меня научите держаться на воде?2. IIfloat in some manner float slowly (lazily, quickly, drowsily, gracefully, majestically, airily, miraculously, etc.) плыть медленно и т.д., float somewhere float downstream плыть вниз по течению; white clouds are floating above белые облака плывут /идут/ над головой3. IIIfloat smth.1)float a ship спустить корабль на воду; there wasn't enough water to float the ship было слишком мало воды, чтобы спустить корабль на воду; canal that will float an ocean steamer канал, no которому могут проходить океанские пароходы; float a balloon запустить воздушный шар; coal-gas will float a balloon если надуть воздушный шар светильным газом, то он поднимется в воздух; float a rumour пустить слух2)float a new business company основать новую компанию; float securities (an issue of stock, etc.) выпускать акции и т. д.4. XIbe floated by smth. the ship was floated by the tide приливом корабль смыло с мели5. XVIfloat on (across, through, etc.) smth. float on the surface (across the sky, through the air, in the breeze, on one's back, etc.) плавать на поверхности и т. д.; ice (wood, cork, etc.) floats on water /in water/ лед и т. д. не тонет в воде; the boat floated rapidly down the river лодку быстро несло вниз по течению; dust is floating in the air пыль кружится или висит в воздухе; the flag is floating over the palace над дворцом развевается флаг; snatches of melody floated on the night air (across the river, etc.) обрывки музыки раздавались в ночи и т. д.; this idea has been floating before my mind for weeks эта идея не оставляла меня на протяжении многих недель6. XXI1float smth. down (off, into, etc.) smth. float timber (a raft of logs, the logs, etc.) down the river сплавлять лес и т. д. вниз по реке; float the ship off the rocks снять корабль с рифов; the tide floated the ship into the harbour прилив пригнал корабль в гавань; float smth. in smth. the child floated the boat in his bath ребенок пускал кораблики в ванне -
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n. drijvend voorwerp, vlot, boei; drijflichaam; luchttank (bij vliegtuig voor het drijven op water)--------v. drijven, laten drijven; laten varen; zweven; stichten, oprichten; op de beurs verkopenfloat1[ floot] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 drijvend voorwerp ⇒ vlot, boei, dobber4 geldbedrag ⇒ contanten, kleingeld————————float23 zweven♦voorbeelden:the scene floated before my eye • het tafereel zweefde me voor de ogenII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉6 in omloop brengen ⇒ voorstellen, rondvertellen♦voorbeelden:float a rumour • praatjes in de wereld brengen -
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◆ float about, float aroundvi ( fig fam) rumour in Umlauf sein, die Runde machen fam; objects [he]rumfliegen fam, [he]rumliegen famhave you heard the rumours \float arounding about that... hat es sich schon bis zu dir herumgesprochen, dass...* * *vi(rumour, news) im Umlauf sein; (person) herumschweben (inf); (things) herumfliegen (inf) -
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1) (circulate) [idea, rumour] circolare2) colloq. (be nearby)* * *1) (circulate) [idea, rumour] circolare2) colloq. (be nearby) -
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float [fləʊt]1. nouna. (for fishing) flotteur mb. ( = vehicle in a parade) char md. (US) ( = drink) milk-shake ou soda contenant une boule de glacea. [+ object] faire flotter ; [+ idea] lancerb. [+ currency] laisser flotter4. compounds[rumour] circuler• have you seen my glasses floating around anywhere? as-tu vu mes lunettes ?* * *[fləʊt] 1.2) Aviation flotteur m3) ( in plumbing) flotteur m5) ( carnival vehicle) char m6) (also cash float) ( in till) fonds m de caisse2.transitive verb1) [person] faire flotter [boat, logs]; [tide] mettre à flot [ship]2) Finance émettre [shares, securities, loan]; lancer [quelque chose] en Bourse [company]; laisser flotter [currency]3) ( propose) lancer [idea, suggestion]3.1) (on liquid, in air) flotterto float on one's back — [swimmer] faire la planche
to float across — [cloud] traverser lentement [sky]
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A n2 Aviat flotteur m ;3 ( in plumbing) flotteur m ;7 US ( drink) soda avec une boule de glace ;9 US Fin ( time period) délai m avant l'encaissement d'un chèque ; ( value) masse f des effets en circulation (qui n'ont pas été encaissés).B vtr1 [person] faire flotter [boat] ; [tide] mettre à flot [ship] ; to float logs down a waterway faire flotter du bois sur un cours d'eau ;2 Fin introduire [qch] en Bourse, émettre [shares, securities] ; lancer [qch] en Bourse [company] ; lancer, émettre [loan] ; laisser flotter [currency] ;3 ( propose) lancer [idea, suggestion].C vi1 (on liquid, in air) flotter ; there were leaves floating on the water des feuilles flottaient à la surface de l'eau ; to float on one's back [swimmer] faire la planche ; to float back up to the surface remonter à la surface ; the logs floated down the river les troncs d'arbre descendaient la rivière ; the boat was floating out to sea le bateau voguait vers le large ; the balloon floated up into the air le ballon s'est envolé ;2 fig ( waft) [smoke, mist] flotter ; clouds floated across the sky des nuages traversaient lentement le ciel ; music floated out into the garden la musique parvenait dans le jardin ; she floated into the room elle est entrée dans la pièce d'un pas léger ; the thought floated through his mind l'idée lui a traversé l'esprit ;3 Fin [currency] flotter.■ float about, float around1 ( circulate) [idea, rumour] circuler ;2 ○ ( be nearby) are my keys floating around? mes clés sont-elles par ici? ; your glasses are floating around somewhere tes lunettes sont quelque part par là ;3 ○ ( aimlessly) [person] traîner ; he just floats about the house all day il passe ses journées à traîner dans la maison.■ float away = float off. -
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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.) flyte, drive2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) dupp2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) flåte; vogn, melkebil•- floating restaurantflyte--------flåteIsubst. \/fləʊt\/1) flåte, pongtong, flytebrygge2) (garn)fløte, (liv)bøye, redningsvest, dupp3) ( teknisk) flottør4) ( zoologi) svømmeblære, luftblære5) (heste)kjerre, paradevogn (i kortesje), elektrisk varebil6) pusshøvel, murskje7) ( mønstervevning) flottering, flotteringstråd8) ( økonomi) vekslepenger, kontantbeløp, startkapital9) ( bank) respittdager11) forklaring: leskedrikk med iskremdead man's float ( svømming) forklaring: liggende flytestilling med armene strukket fremoverIIverb \/fləʊt\/1) flyte, fløte (tømmer)2) ( også overført) drive, sveve, foresveve3) sette under vann, oversvømme, vanne4) (forretning, plan) sette i gang, lansere, starte5) (sport, om ball e.l.) drive, la seile6) (idé, forslag) la falle, lufte, svirre7) ( bank) sette (aksjer) i omløp, la (valuta) flyte8) ( muring) jevne ut, pusse9) ( om hest) transportere i vognfloat someone's boat ( hverdagslig) få noen til å tenne (erotisk)float with the tide se ➢ tide, 1 -
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to float about / float around■ there's a rumour floating around that... circula el rumor de que...■ is my pencil floating around here? ¿está por aquí mi lápiz?2 (do nothing) holgazanear
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