float about in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for float about in the English»French Dictionary

I.about [əˈbaʊt] ADJ About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English (information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc).
about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.).

See also worry, wit, turn about, rummage about, round, put about, move about, milk round, lie about, just2, just1, information, go round, get round, gather round, curious, change round, book, baton round

I.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] N

II.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] VB trans

III.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] VB intr (be anxious)

I.wit [Brit wɪt, Am wɪt] N

wits npl:

rummage about VB [Brit ˈrʌmɪdʒ -, Am ˈrəmɪdʒ -], rummage around VB

I.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADV Round often appears after verbs in English (change round, gather round, pass round). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change round, gather round, pass around).
For go round, get round see the entries go round, get round.

II.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] PREP Brit

IV.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] N

VI.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADJ

VIII.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] VB trans

I.put about VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put about) NAUT

II.put about VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sth] about, put about [sth])

I.move about VB [Brit muːv -, Am muv -], move around VB (move about)

II.move about VB [Brit muːv -, Am muv -], move around VB (move [sb/sth] about)

lie about → lie around

I.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] N

II.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] ADJ

III.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst]

I.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] ADV

8. just (exactly, precisely):

it's just on 8 am Brit

III.just now ADV (a short time ago)

V.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst]

information [Brit ɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] N U

1. information (facts, details):

I.go round VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] Brit (go round)

II.go round VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] Brit (go round [sth]) (visit)

get round → get around

get round → get around

gather round VB [Brit ˈɡaðə -, Am ˈɡæðər -] (gather round) (gather round [sth/sb]) (gather [sth] round oneself)

curious [Brit ˈkjʊərɪəs, Am ˈkjʊriəs] ADJ

I.change round VB [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ -, Am tʃeɪndʒ -] Brit (change [sth/sb] round, change round [sth/sb])

I.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] N

passer un savon à qn inf

I.float [Brit fləʊt, Am floʊt] N

II.float [Brit fləʊt, Am floʊt] VB trans

III.float [Brit fləʊt, Am floʊt] VB intr

float about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for float about in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for float about in the English»French Dictionary

See also up, out

out → out of

III.float [fləʊt, Am floʊt] N

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The captions are projected onto the glasses and appear to float about 10 feet in front of the user.
www.npr.org
I mean the ones who float about beautiful places on lovely days, and seem to always be quaffing champagne and occasionally hit power lines.
www.independent.co.uk
And there's a nifty head-up display that projects key information onto the windscreen so that it appears to float about 2.5 metres ahead.
www.joe.ie
And articles which presume the context float about the net as well.
www.huffingtonpost.com
It does not wallow or float about the place like a drunk, as so many of these things do and responds well to steering inputs.
www.irishexaminer.com
Breaking this down, they have hooves, fan-like wings, a carapace and eyes that float about on what look like stalks of coral.
www.thestar.com
You never have to crouch down to get through doorways and can easily float about in small spaces like, say, microscopic city apartments.
www.thefrisky.com
When a toy balloon becomes partially deflated, it will often become neutrally buoyant and can float about the house a meter or two off the floor.
en.wikipedia.org
There it is literally in the foreground all evening, while the physical bodies float about behind, almost subliminally, in the background.
www.theglobeandmail.com
All she did was float about carrying a lamp.
www.dailymail.co.uk

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