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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
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