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bank float


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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
float vi (bob on surface: of water, etc.)flotar vi
 The science teacher showed the students that pumice can float.
 El profesor de ciencias les enseñó a sus alumnos que la piedra pómez puede flotar.
float vi (drift on wind)flotar vi
 The autumn leaves floated gently to the ground.
 Las hojas otoñales flotaban suavemente hasta el suelo.
float [sth] vtr (make bob on surface)hacer flotar loc verb
 The children were floating paper boats on the pond.
 Los niños hacían flotar barcos de papel en el estanque.
float n (swimming: flotation aid)flotador nm
 The survivor was found clinging to a float in the ocean.
 El superviviente fue encontrado agarrado a un flotador en el océano.
float n UK (decorated vehicle)carroza nf
 Paul built one of the floats in the parade.
 Pablo construyó una de las carrozas del desfile.
float n (on a fishing line)flotador nm
  flote nm
  flotación nf
 Karen attached a float to her line to keep the lure from getting trapped on the lake bed.
 Karen puso un flotador en su caña para que el cebo dejara de engancharse en el lecho del lago.
float n (device: measures water level)flotador nm
 The gauge used a float to measure the water level.
 El indicador se servía de un flotador para medir el nivel del agua.
float n UK (shop: money to use as change)fondo nm
  reserva nf
 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!
 No te lleves todo el dinero de la caja al banco. ¡Necesitamos que quede algo de fondo para mañana o no podremos dar cambio!
float [sth] vtr figurative (idea: propose)presentar vtr
  introducir vtr
  plantear vtr
  proponer vtr
 Agnes floated the idea of working a four-day week and closing the office on Fridays, but her boss wasn't keen.
 Agnes presentó la idea de trabajar cuatro días a la semana y cerrar la oficina los viernes, pero a su jefa no le entusiasmaba.
float [sth] to [sb],
float [sth] by [sb]
vtr + prep
(idea: suggest to [sb])presentar algo a loc verb
  plantear algo a loc verb
  proponer algo a loc verb
 Ron went to his boss to float an idea by him, but he didn't get a meeting.
 Ron se dirigió a su jefe para presentarle una idea, pero nunca le concertaron una reunión.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
float n uncountable (finance: currency)fluctuación nf
  flotación nf
 The Federal Reserve keeps track of weekly and seasonal trends in the amount of float.
 La Reserva Federal lleva un registro de las tendencias semanales y estacionales de la cantidad de fluctuación.
float n figurative (finance: stocks)emisión de acciones nf + loc adj
  (una empresa)lanzamiento en bolsa nm + loc adj
 The investor didn't have enough float to trade on the market.
 El inversor no tenía suficiente emisión de acciones para intercambiar en el mercado.
float n (thing that floats)flotador nm
 Richard relaxed on a float in the pool.
 Richard se relajaba en un flotador en la piscina.
float n (for water landing)flotador nm
 The seaplane damaged a float as it landed.
 El hidroavión dañó un flotador al aterrizar.
float n (platform on water)plataforma flotante nf + adj mf
 Michael swam out to the float to dive.
 Michael nadó hasta la plataforma flotante para zambullirse.
float vi figurative (exchange rate: fluctuate)fluctuar vtr
 China doesn't allow its currency to float, but instead ties it to the value of the US Dollar.
 China no permite que su moneda fluctúe, sino que la limita al valor del dólar norteamericano.
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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
float around,
float about
vi phrasal
(idea: widely discussed) (idea)circular vtr
  correr la voz loc verb
float around,
float about
vi phrasal
(be somewhere unknown) (coloquial)estar por ahí loc verb
float away vi phrasal (on water: drift off)irse flotando loc verb
  irse a la deriva loc verb
 He didn't tie up the boat properly, so it began to float away.
 No amarró bien el barco, por lo que acabó yéndose flotando.
float away vi phrasal (in air: drift off)irse volando loc verb
 The girl let go of the string and her balloon floated away.
 La niña soltó la cuerda del globo y se le fue volando.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
dead-man's float,
prone float
n
(swimming)flote boca abajo loc nom m
  flotar boca abajo loc verb
float glass (smooth plate glass)vidrio flotado loc nom m
float valve (type of valve) (tipo de válvula)válvula flotante nf + adj mf
ice-cream float n (cold drink with ice cream) (literal)bebida con helado nf + loc adj
milk float n UK (dairy delivery vehicle)camión de la leche nm + loc adj
  camión repartidor de leche nm + loc adj
parade float n (decorated vehicle in a procession) (desfile)carroza nf
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