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1 float
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. -
2 float
float [fləʊt]1 noun(a) (for fishing line) bouchon m, flotteur m; (on raft, seaplane, fishing net, in carburettor, toilet cistern) flotteur m(d) (cash advance) avance f; (business loan) prêt m de lancement; (money in cash register) fond m de caisse(f) Stock Exchange flottant m;∎ clean float taux mpl de change libres ou flottants;∎ dirty float taux mpl de change concertés∎ the floats (footlights) la rampe∎ the raft/log floated down the river le radeau/le tronc d'arbre a descendu la rivière au fil de l'eau;∎ the bottle floated out to sea la bouteille a été emportée vers le large;∎ the diver floated slowly up to the surface le plongeur est remonté lentement à la surface;∎ we floated downstream (in boat) le courant nous a portés(b) (in the air → balloon, piece of paper) voltiger; (→ mist, clouds) flotter; (→ ghost, apparition) flotter, planer;∎ music/the sound of laughter floated in through the open window de la musique est entrée/des bruits de rires sont entrés par la fenêtre ouverte;∎ she floated out of the room elle est sortie de la pièce d'un pas léger;∎ he seems to just float through life (has no worries) il semble ne jamais avoir de soucis; (has no goals) il semble se laisser porter par les événements∎ the timber is then floated downstream to the mill le bois est ensuite flotté jusqu'à l'usine située en aval(b) (company) lancer, créer; Stock Exchange (onto Stock Market) introduire en Bourse; Finance (bonds, share issue) émettre; (loan) émettre, lancerfloat glass verre m flotté∎ there were rumours floating about that… le bruit courait que…;∎ she's/it's floating about somewhere elle/il traîne dans les parages(free → boat) remettre à flot(a) (be carried away → log, ship etc) partir ou être emporté au fil de l'eau; (in the air → balloon, piece of paper) s'envoler -
3 float off
[boat] dériver; [balloon] s'envoler; [person] partir d'un pas léger -
4 suspend
suspend [səsˈpend]b. ( = stop temporarily) suspendre ; [+ bus service] interrompre provisoirementc. [+ employee, office holder, officer] suspendre ( from de ) ; [+ pupil, student] exclure temporairement2. compounds• he received a suspended sentence of six months in jail il a été condamné à six mois de prison avec sursis* * *[sə'spend]transitive verb2) ( float)to be suspended in — [balloon, feather] flotter dans
3) ( call off) gen suspendre; interrompre [services, match]4) réserver [comment, judgment]5) suspendre [employee, official, sportsman]; exclure [quelqu'un] temporairement [pupil]6) Law -
5 suspend
1 ( hang) suspendre (from à) ; to be suspended in midair/time être suspendu dans le vide/le temps ;2 ( float) to be suspended in [balloon, feather] flotter dans [air] ; [particles] être en suspension dans [gel] ;3 ( call off) suspendre [talks, hostilities, aid, trade, trial] ; interrompre [transport services, meeting] ; to suspend play Sport interrompre le match ;4 ( reserve) réserver [comment, judgment] ; to suspend disbelief accepter les invraisemblances ; to suspend (one's) judgment réserver son jugement ;5 ( remove from activities) suspendre [employee, official] (from de) ; suspendre [footballer, athlete] (from de) ; exclure [qn] temporairement [pupil] (from de) ; to be suspended from duty être suspendu de ses fonctions ;6 Fin to suspend shares suspendre la cotation d'un titre ;7 Jur her sentence was suspended elle a été condamnée avec sursis ; he was given an 18 month sentence suspended for 12 months il a été condamné à 18 mois de prison avec un an de sursis.
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