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1 afloat
1 ( in water) to stay ou remain afloat [body, person, object] rester à la surface (de l'eau) ; [boat] rester à flot ; to get a boat afloat mettre un bateau à flot ; I could see a body/an object afloat in the water je voyais un corps/un objet qui flottait sur l'eau ; she had difficulty staying afloat elle avait du mal à se maintenir à la surface (de l'eau) ;2 ( financially) to remain ou stay afloat se maintenir à flot ; to keep the economy afloat maintenir l'économie à flot ;3 (at sea, on the water) sur l'eau ; it's the best-equipped ship afloat c'est le navire le mieux équipé qui soit sur l'eau ; a day/week afloat une journée/semaine sur l'eau. -
2 afloat
afloat [ə'fləʊt]∎ the bottom of the boat was afloat with water le fond du bateau était inondé2 adverb(a) (floating) à flot, sur l'eau;∎ we managed to get or to set the raft afloat nous avons réussi à mettre le radeau à flot;∎ to keep afloat rester à flot;∎ to keep sb/sth afloat maintenir qn/qch à flot;∎ figurative to get a business afloat (from the start) mettre une entreprise à flot; (after financial difficulties) renflouer une entreprise;∎ small businesses struggling to stay afloat des petites entreprises qui luttent pour se maintenir à flot;∎ to get or to set a scheme afloat lancer un projet;∎ Finance to keep bills afloat faire circuler des effets
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