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1 floating
1) επίπλευση2) πλωτός -
2 floating restaurant
(a restaurant on a boat or other floating structure.) πλωτό εστιατόριο -
3 floating population
(a section of the population not permanently resident in a place.) μετακινούμενος πληθυσμός -
4 float
[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) (επι)πλέω2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) φελλός πετονιάς/πλωτήρας2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) κάρο,ανοιχτό φορτηγάκι•- floating restaurant -
5 afloat
[ə'fləut](floating: We've got the boat afloat at last.) που επιπλέει -
6 bubble
1. noun(a floating ball of air or gas: bubbles in lemonade.) φυσαλίδα2. verb(to form or rise in bubbles: The champagne bubbled in the glass.) αφρίζω- bubbly- bubble over -
7 cloud
1.1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) σύννεφο2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) σύννεφο3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) σύννεφο2. verb1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) συννεφιάζω2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) θολώνω3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) σκοτεινιάζω•- cloudy
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8 clutch
1. verb1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) αρπάζω2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) κρατώ σφιχτά2. noun1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) αρπάγη2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) συμπλέκτης (αυτοκινήτου)• -
9 driftwood
noun (wood floating on or cast up on the shore by the sea: We made a fire with driftwood.) επιπλέοντα ξύλα -
10 iceberg
noun (a huge mass of ice floating in the sea.) παγόβουνο -
11 landing-stage
noun (a platform, fixed or floating, on which to land passengers or goods from a boat.) αποβάθρα -
12 plankton
['plæŋktən](very tiny living creatures floating in seas, lakes etc.) πλαγκτόν -
13 skim
[skim]past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) ξαφρίζω2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) περνώ ξυστά3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) διαβάζω στα πεταχτά•- skimmed milk -
14 slick
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15 swimming
adjective (covered with, or floating in, a liquid: meat swimming in/with grease.) που κολυμπάει -
16 waterlily
plural - waterlilies; noun (a water plant with broad flat floating leaves.) νούφαρο
См. также в других словарях:
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floating — [flōt′iŋ] adj. 1. that floats 2. not fixed; not remaining in one place; moving about 3. Finance a) designating an unfunded, short term debt resulting from current operations and having no specified date for repayment b) not permanently invested;… … English World dictionary
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floating — /ˈflotin(g), ingl. ˈfləutɪŋ/ [vc. ingl., propriamente «galleggiante», da to float «galleggiare»] s. m. inv. (banca) fluttuazione … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
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Floating — Floa|ting 〈[ floʊ ] n. 15; unz.〉 1. das Floaten 2. 〈Geol.〉 Verfahren zur Anreicherung gering konzentrierter Erze im abgebauten Gestein durch Spülung mit besonderen Emulgier od. Lösungsmitteln, in denen das Erz konzentriert wird * * * Floa|ting [… … Universal-Lexikon
floating — adjective Date: 1600 1. buoyed on or in a fluid 2. located out of the normal position < a floating kidney > 3. a. continually drifting or changing position < the floating population > b. not presently committed or invested < floating capital > … New Collegiate Dictionary
