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1 float
[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) fljóta2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) flotholt2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) (flutninga)vagn•- floating restaurant -
2 draught
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!) súgur, trekkur2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) sopi, teygur3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) djúprista•- draughts- draughty -
3 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) skafl2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) hugsanagangur, merking2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) reka; fjúka2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) láta reka á reiðanum, slæpast•- drifter- driftwood -
4 gossamer
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5 life-jacket
noun (a sleeveless jacket filled with material that will float, for keeping a person afloat.) björgunarvesti
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Float — or floating may refer to the following:Float* Float (fishing), a bite indicator used in angling * Float, a Cascading Style Sheets attribute. * Float (parade), a decorated vehicle or platform, animal or man drawn or motorized, used in a festive… … Wikipedia
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 — float·abil·i·ty; float·able; float; float·less; float·o·blast; float·sam; float·stone; re·float; float·er; float·a·tive; float·ing·ly; … English syllables
Float — [floʊt ], der; s, s [engl. float, eigtl. = das Fließen, Fluss, zu: to float ↑ floaten] (Bankw.): Summe der von Konten abgebuchten, aber noch nicht gutgeschriebenen Zahlungen im bargeldlosen Zahlungsverkehr. * * * I Float, Kurzbezeichnung für… … Universal-Lexikon
Float On — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Float On» Sencillo de Modest Mouse del álbum Good News for People Who Love Bad News Publicación 14 de febrero, 2004 Formato CD … Wikipedia Español
float — 1 n 1: an amount of money represented by checks outstanding and in process of collection 2: the time between a transaction (as the writing of a check or a purchase on credit) and the actual withdrawal of funds to cover it float 2 vi of a currency … Law dictionary
Float — Float, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Floated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Floating}.] [OE. flotien, flotten, AS. flotian to float, swim, fr. fle[ o]tan. See {Float}, n.] 1. To rest on the surface of any fluid; to swim; to be buoyed up. [1913 Webster] The ark no… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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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|y — «FLOH tee», adjective, float|i|er, float|i|est. 1. that can float; buoyant. 2. (of a ship) needing very little water to float … Useful english dictionary
Float — Float, v. t. 1. To cause to float; to cause to rest or move on the surface of a fluid; as, the tide floated the ship into the harbor. [1913 Webster] Had floated that bell on the Inchcape rock. Southey. [1913 Webster] 2. To flood; to overflow; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
