| Principal Translations |
| floating adj | (on surface of water, etc.) | flotante adj mf |
| | The beaver grabbed a floating stick and added it to her den. |
| | El castor agarró un palo flotante y lo puso en su madriguera. |
| floating adj | figurative (not fixed) (trabajador, tasa) | flotante adj mf |
| | | móvil adj mf |
| | John was a floating support worker who would go and help wherever he was needed. |
| | John era un trabajador flotante que iba y ayudaba donde lo necesitaran. |
| floating adj | figurative (on air) | flotante adj mf |
| | | en el aire loc adj |
| | The floating leaves drifted slowly to the ground. |
| | Las hojas flotantes cayeron lentamente al suelo. |
| Principal Translations |
| 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. |
| Additional Translations |
| 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. |
Locuciones verbales
float | floating |
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. |