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float

1. noun
   1. (on net) flotteur m;
      (on line) bouchon m;
   2. GB (swimmer's aid) planche f;
      US (life jacket) gilet m de sauvetage;
   3. (carnival vehicle) char m.

2. transitive verb
   1. (person) faire flotter (boat, logs);
   2. émettre (shares, loan);
      lancer [qch] en Bourse (company);
      laisser flotter (currency).

3. intransitive verb
   1. flotter;
      to ~ on one's back (swimmer) faire la planche;
      the boat was ~ing out to sea le bateau voguait vers le large;
      to ~ up into the air s'envoler;
   2. (currency) flotter.

float off

(boat) dériver;
(balloon) s'envoler.

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'float' found in these entries:

English:

bob - lazily

French:

bouchon - char - flotter - flotteur - planche - surnager

float: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations
float	(bob)	nm	flotteur
float	(raft)	nm	radeau
Additional Translations:
float		adv	flot, à (sorti de difficultés financières)
float		nm	char de carnaval
float		nm	flotteur (d'un hydravion, d'un carburateur)
float		nm	bouchon (pêche)
float		nm	flotté (Textile)
float		nm	char (Loisirs)
float	(cash float (Fin))	nmpl	fonds de caisse
float		v	nager ⇒
float		v	surnager ⇒ (débris en surface)
float		v	surnager ⇒
float		v	émettre ⇒ (finance -emprunt)
float		v	flotter ⇒ (monnaie - finance)
float	(float)	v	flotter ⇒
Compound Forms/Formes composées
boat float		nm	flotteur
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