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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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float line — 1) the upper line of a net with wood, cork or plastic floats, keeping that part of the net on the surface, cf. lead line 2) the line used with a flicker … Dictionary of ichthyology
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 — [flōt] n. [ME flote < OE flota, that which floats, ship, fleet < base of fleotan: see FLEET2] 1. anything that stays, or causes something else to stay, on the surface of a liquid or suspended near the surface; specif., a) an air filled… … English World dictionary