| Traduções principais |
| float⇒ vi | (bob on surface: of water, etc.) | boiar, flutuar v int |
| | The science teacher showed the students that pumice can float. |
| | O professor de ciência mostrou aos alunos que pedras-pomes podem flutuar. |
| float vi | (drift on wind) | flutuar v int |
| | The autumn leaves floated gently to the ground. |
| | As folhas de outono flutuam gentilmente para o chão. |
| float [sth]⇒ vtr | (make bob on surface) | fazer flutuar loc v |
| | The children were floating paper boats on the pond. |
| float n | (swimming: flotation aid) | boia sf |
| | The survivor was found clinging to a float in the ocean. |
| | O sobrevivente foi encontrado agarrando uma boia no oceano. |
| float n | UK (decorated vehicle) | carro alegórico sm |
| | Paul built one of the floats in the parade. |
| | Paul construiu um dos carros alegóricos da parada. |
| float n | (on a fishing line) | boia sf |
| | Karen attached a float to her line to keep the lure from getting trapped on the lake bed. |
| | Karen colocou uma boia em sua linha para impedir que a isca ficasse presa no fundo do lago. |
| float n | (device: measures water level) | boia sf |
| | The gauge used a float to measure the water level. |
| | O medidor usava um flutuador para medir o nível da água. |
| float n | UK (shop: money to use as change) | troco, trocado sm |
| | 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! |
| | Não leve todo o troco do caixa para o banco. Precisamos manter algum fundo para o troco de amanhã ou não poderemos da troco para ninguém! |
| float [sth] vtr | figurative (idea: propose) | propor vt |
| | | sugerir vt |
| | Agnes floated the idea of working a four-day week and closing the office on Fridays, but her boss wasn't keen. |
| | Agnes propôs a ideia de trabalhar quatro dias por sema e fechar o escritório às sextas, mas o chefe dela interessado. |
float [sth] to [sb],
float [sth] by [sb] vtr + prep | (idea: suggest to [sb]) | propor vt |
| | | sugerir vt |
| | Ron went to his boss to float an idea by him, but he didn't get a meeting. |
| | Ron foi ao chefe dele propor uma ideia, mas ele não conseguiu uma reunião. |
| Traduções complementares |
| float n | uncountable (finance: currency) | flutuação sf |
| | The Federal Reserve keeps track of weekly and seasonal trends in the amount of float. |
| float n | figurative (finance: stocks) | ação sf |
| | The investor didn't have enough float to trade on the market. |
| float n | (thing that floats) | boia sf |
| | Richard relaxed on a float in the pool. |
| float n | (for water landing) | boia sf |
| | (amaragem) | flutuador sm |
| | The seaplane damaged a float as it landed. |
| float n | (platform on water) | boia sf |
| | | plataforma flutuante sf |
| | Michael swam out to the float to dive. |
| | Michael nadou até a boia para mergulhar. |
| float⇒ vi | figurative (exchange rate: fluctuate) (figurado) | flutuar v int |
| | China doesn't allow its currency to float, but instead ties it to the value of the US Dollar. |