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| floating adj | (on surface of water, etc.) | drijvend bn |
| | The beaver grabbed a floating stick and added it to her den. |
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| float⇒ vi | (bob on surface: of water, etc.) | drijven onoverg.ww |
| | | dobberen, deinen onoverg.ww |
| | The science teacher showed the students that pumice can float. |
| float vi | (drift on wind) | zweven onoverg.ww |
| | The autumn leaves floated gently to the ground. |
| float n | (swimming: flotation aid) | drijver nw de |
| | | vlot nw het |
| | | boei nw de |
| | The survivor was found clinging to a float in the ocean. |
| float n | UK (decorated vehicle) | praalwagen, pronkwagen nw de |
| | | kar nw de |
| | Paul built one of the floats in the parade. |
| float n | (on a fishing line) | drijver nw de |
| | | dobber nw de |
| | Karen attached a float to her line to keep the lure from getting trapped on the lake bed. |
| float n | (device: measures water level) (voor het meten van waterniveau) | vlotter nw de |
| | The gauge used a float to measure the water level. |
| float n | UK (shop: money to use as change) | kleingeld nw het, ont |
| | | contanten nw mv |
| | Don't take all the money from the till to the bank. We need to keep some back for tomorrow's float or we won't be able to give anyone any change! |
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| float n | uncountable (finance: currency) | zwevende wisselkoers bn + nw de |
| | | fluctuerende wisselkoers bn + nw de |
| | | zwevende valuta bn + nw de |
| | The Federal Reserve keeps track of weekly and seasonal trends in the amount of float. |
| float n | figurative (finance: stocks) (vrij verhandelbare aandelen) | free float nw de |
| | The investor didn't have enough float to trade on the market. |
| float [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (propose, suggest: an idea) | opperen, suggereren overg.ww |
| | | naar voren brengen, ter sprake brengen frase |
| | | voorstellen overg.ww |
| | | aandragen overg.ww |
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| drijven onoverg. ww | (boven op vloeistof) | float, drift vi |
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Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
float | floating |
| float away vi phrasal | (on water: drift off) | wegdrijven ww |
| | He didn't tie up the boat properly, so it began to float away. |
| float away vi phrasal | (in air: drift off) | wegzweven ww |
| | The girl let go of the string and her balloon floated away. |