float

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float
[fləʊt]
sustantivo
1flotador (m) corcho (m) (on fishing line, net); flotador (m) (as swimming aid)
2carroza (f) (vehicle in procession)
  • (milk) float -> = furgoneta (eléctrica) de reparto de leche (británico)
verbo transitivo
3flotar (ship)
4lanzar (idea, proposal)
  • they decided to float the company -> decidieron que la empresa comenzara a cotizar en bolsa (on Stock Exchange)
verbo intransitivo
5flotar (in water, air)
  • she floated out of the room (sentido figurado) -> se deslizó fuera de la habitación

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float [flout]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Flotar. (n)
2Fluctuar. (n)
3Cernerse las aves. (n)
4Nadar; ser sostenido o llevado por un líquido o ga (n)
sustantivo
5Hacer flotar o nadar, hacer sobrenadar.
6Transportar siguiendo el curso del río.
7Poner en circulación; hallar venta o mercado para una cosa. (Comercio) (m)
8Estropajear, enlucir o lavar una pared estucada. (m)
9Inundar, cubrir de agua. (m)
va.
sustantivo
1Cualquier cosa que flota sobre el agua; balsa, boya, masa flotante, alamadía.
2Corcho de una caña de pescar.
3Flotador de nivel de agua.
4Regla para pulir o allanar una pared.
5Boya, salvavidas, balsa.
6Plataforma con ruedas que se usa en los espectáculos públicos.
  • Float-boards -> tableros de rodezno de agua

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float [fləʊt]
noun
[of raft, seaplane] flotador; (m) (for fishing line) corcho; (m) (swimming aid) flotador; (m) (in procession) carroza; (f) (sum of money) reserva; (f) (in shop) fondo de caja; (m) dinero en caja antes de empezar las ventas del día (para cambios etc);etc
verb:transitive
1 [+boat, logs] hacer flotar
it doesn't float my boat (informal) no me da ni frío ni calor; (informal) no me llama la atención
2 (render seaworthy) poner a flote
3 (launch) [+company] fundar; constituir
4 (Economics) [+currency] hacer fluctuar; hacer flotar; [+shares] emitir; lanzar al mercado; [+loan] emitir
5
to float an idea sugerir una idea
verb:intransitive
(gen) flotar; [+bather] hacer la plancha; (move in wind) flotar; ondear
it floated to the surface salió a la superficie; to float downriver ir río abajo; we shall let the pound float dejaremos que la libra esterlina flote fluctúe;or

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Verb Conjugation for "float"

Imperative
  • float
  • you float
  • he/she floats
  • we float
  • you float
  • they float
Preterite
  • I floated
  • you floated
  • he/she floated
  • we floated
  • you floated
  • they floated
Present Continuous
  • I am floating
  • you are floating
  • he/she is floating
  • we are floating
  • you are floating
  • they are floating
Present Perfect
  • I have floated
  • you have floated
  • he/she has floated
  • we have floated
  • you have floated
  • they have floated
Past Continuous
  • I was floating
  • you were floating
  • he/she was floating
  • we were floating
  • you were floating
  • they were floating
Past Perfect
  • I had floated
  • you had floated
  • he/she had floated
  • we had floated
  • you had floated
  • they had floated
Future
  • I will float
  • you will float
  • he/she will float
  • we will float
  • you will float
  • they will float
Future Perfect
  • I will have floated
  • you will have floated
  • he/she will have floated
  • we will have floated
  • you will have floated
  • they will have floated
Future Continuous
  • I will be floating
  • you will be floating
  • he/she will be floating
  • we will be floating
  • you will be floating
  • they will be floating
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been floating
  • you have been floating
  • he/she has been floating
  • we have been floating
  • you have been floating
  • they have been floating
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been floating
  • you will have been floating
  • he/she will have been floating
  • we will have been floating
  • you will have been floating
  • they will have been floating
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been floating
  • you had been floating
  • he/she had been floating
  • we had been floating
  • you had been floating
  • they had been floating
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