WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| floating adj | (on surface of water, etc.) | flytande adj |
| | The beaver grabbed a floating stick and added it to her den. |
| floating adj | figurative (not fixed) (i luft eller på vätska) | flytande adj |
| | (i luft) | svävande adj |
| | (längs mark) | glidande adj |
| | (ej fast) | rörlig adj |
| | John was a floating support worker who would go and help wherever he was needed. |
| floating adj | figurative (on air) | rörlig adj |
| | | obestämd adj |
| | | växlande adj |
| | The floating leaves drifted slowly to the ground. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| floating adj | figurative (debt: unfunded) (bildlig) | flytande adj |
| | | ofinansierad adj |
| | The company had a lot of bad floating debt. |
| floating adj | figurative (available) | tillgänglig adj |
| | | till förfogande prep + s |
| | The company had some floating capital that they could invest in a new venture. |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| float⇒ vi | (bob on surface: of water, etc.) | flyta vitr |
| | The science teacher showed the students that pumice can float. |
| float vi | (drift on wind) | sväva vitr |
| | The autumn leaves floated gently to the ground. |
| float [sth]⇒ vtr | (make bob on surface) | göra så att ngt flyter vbal uttr |
| | | låta ngt flyta vtr |
| | The children were floating paper boats on the pond. |
| float n | (swimming: flotation aid) | simdyna s |
| | The survivor was found clinging to a float in the ocean. |
| float n | UK (decorated vehicle) | kortegevagn s |
| | Paul built one of the floats in the parade. |
| float n | (on a fishing line) | flöte s |
| | Karen attached a float to her line to keep the lure from getting trapped on the lake bed. |
| float n | (device: measures water level) | flöte s |
| | The gauge used a float to measure the water level. |
| float n | UK (shop: money to use as change) | likvida medel spl |
| | 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! |
| float [sth] vtr | figurative (idea: propose) | föreslå vtr |
| | | presentera vtr |
| | Agnes floated the idea of working a four-day week and closing the office on Fridays, but her boss wasn't keen. |
float [sth] to [sb],
float [sth] by [sb] vtr + prep | (idea: suggest to [sb]) | föreslå ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | | rekommendera ngt till ngn vtr + prep |
| | Ron went to his boss to float an idea by him, but he didn't get a meeting. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| float n | uncountable (finance: currency) | växelkassa s |
| | | handkassa s |
| | The Federal Reserve keeps track of weekly and seasonal trends in the amount of float. |
| float n | figurative (finance: stocks) | aktie s |
| | | stadsobligation s |
| | The investor didn't have enough float to trade on the market. |
| float n | (thing that floats) | flytsak s |
| | (slang) | float s |
| | Richard relaxed on a float in the pool. |
| float n | (for water landing) | ponton s |
| | The seaplane damaged a float as it landed. |
| float n | (platform on water) | flytande sak - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | Michael swam out to the float to dive. |
| float⇒ vi | figurative (exchange rate: fluctuate) (bildlig) | flyta vitr |
| | | vara rörlig vtr + adj |
| | China doesn't allow its currency to float, but instead ties it to the value of the US Dollar. |