| Traduções principais |
| drift vi | (float on water) | flutuar v int |
| | | boiar v int |
| | There was a boat drifting in the middle of the lake. |
| | Havia um barco flutuando no meio do lago. |
| 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. |
| waft vi | (float on the air) (no ar) | flutuar v int |
| | A delicious cooking smell wafted invitingly from the kitchen. |
| fluctuate vi | (go up and down, vary) | flutuar v int |
| | Stock numbers fluctuate every day. |
| blow by vi phrasal | (be swept past) | flutuar v int |
| | | esvoaçar v int |
| | A paper bag blew by in the wind. |
| | Um saco de papel flutuou no vento. |
| flutter about vi phrasal | (flap) | flutuar v int |
| | The butterfly fluttered about the flower garden. |
| float away vi phrasal | (on water: drift off) | flutuar v int |
| | He didn't tie up the boat properly, so it began to float away. |
| drift vi | (float on air) | pairar v int |
| | | flutuar v int |
| | The leaves drifted on the wind. |
| | As folhas pairaram no vento. |
| 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. |
| blow by sb/sth vi + prep | (be swept past) | flutuar v int |
| | | esvoaçar v int |
| float away vi phrasal | (in air: drift off) | flutuar v int |
| | | voar para longe expres v |
| | The girl let go of the string and her balloon floated away. |
yo-yo, yo-yo between sth and sth v expr | figurative, informal (fluctuate, go back and forth) (figurado, informal: flutuar) | flutuar v int |
| | I seem to spend my time yo-yoing between depression and anger. |
buoy sth, buoy sth up vtr | (keep afloat) | boiar, flutuar vt |
| Nota: Usually followed by "up." |
| | The vessel is buoyed up by airbags that surround it. |
| hover vi | (level, amount: stay the same) (figurado, estatística) | flutuar v int |
| | The growth rate is hovering at about 1% this year. |
| | A taxa de crescimento está flutuando por volta de 1% este ano. |