carnival float in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for carnival float in the English»French Dictionary

carnival float N

carnival float

char m de carnaval

Translations for carnival float in the English»French Dictionary

street/charity carnival attr parade, atmosphere, float

de carnaval

Translations for carnival float in the French»English Dictionary

masque/char de carnaval

carnival mask/float

le char de la reine

the carnival queen's float

Translations for carnival float in the English»French Dictionary

carnival [Brit ˈkɑːnɪv(ə)l, Am ˈkɑrnəvəl] N

1. carnival Brit (festive procession):

carnival

carnaval m

street/charity carnival

carnaval de rue/de bienfaisance

street/charity carnival attr parade, atmosphere, float

de carnaval

2. carnival (funfair):

carnival

fête f foraine

I.float [Brit fləʊt, Am floʊt] N

1. float FISH:

float (on net)

flotteur m

float (on line)

bouchon m

2. float AVIAT:

float

flotteur m

3. float (in plumbing):

float

flotteur m

4. float:

float Brit (swimmer's aid)

planche f

float Am (life jacket)

gilet m de sauvetage

5. float (vehicle):

float

char m

6. float COMM:

float, a. cash float (in till)

fonds m de caisse

7. float Am (drink):

float

soda avec une boule de glace

8. float Brit CONSTR:

float

taloche f

float

bouclier m

9. float Am FIN:

float (time period)

délai m avant l'encaissement d'un chèque

float (value)

masse f des effets en circulation (qui n'ont pas été encaissés)

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

1. float:

float person: boat

faire flotter

float tide: ship

mettre à flot

to float logs down a waterway

faire flotter du bois sur un cours d'eau

2. float FIN:

float shares, securities

introduire [qc] en Bourse, émettre

float company

lancer [qc] en Bourse

float loan

lancer, émettre

float currency

laisser flotter

3. float (propose):

float idea, suggestion

lancer

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

1. float (on liquid, in air):

float

flotter

there were leaves floating on the water

des feuilles flottaient à la surface de l'eau

to float on one's back swimmer:

faire la planche

to float back up to the surface

remonter à la surface

the logs floated down the river

les troncs d'arbre descendaient la rivière

the boat was floating out to sea

le bateau voguait vers le large

the balloon floated up into the air

le ballon s'est envolé

2. float (waft) fig:

float smoke, mist:

flotter

clouds floated across the sky

des nuages traversaient lentement le ciel

music floated out into the garden

la musique parvenait dans le jardin

she floated into the room

elle est entrée dans la pièce d'un pas léger

the thought floated through his mind

l'idée lui a traversé l'esprit

3. float FIN:

float currency:

flotter

carnival float in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for carnival float in the English»French Dictionary

carnival [ˈkɑ:nɪvl, Am ˈkɑ:rnə-] N

carnival

carnaval m

I.float [fləʊt, Am floʊt] VB intr

1. float (on water, air):

float a. fig

flotter

float boat

être à flot

to float to the surface

remonter à la surface

to float down the stream

flotter dans le ruisseau (dans le sens du courant)

balloons floated by

des ballons flottaient en l'air

music/the smell of cooking floated through the window

de la musique/une odeur de cuisine sortait de la fenêtre

2. float (move aimlessly):

float

errer

3. float ECON (fluctuate in exchange rate):

float

flotter

II.float [fləʊt, Am floʊt] VB trans

1. float (keep afloat):

float

faire flotter

float boat

mettre à flot

2. float ECON, FIN (offer on the stock market):

float

introduire en bourse

3. float (put forward):

float idea, plan

lancer

4. float FIN:

float currency

laisser flotter

III.float [fləʊt, Am floʊt] N

1. float (buoyant device):

float

flotteur m

float on fishing line

bouchon m

2. float (decorated parade vehicle):

float

char m

3. float Aus, Brit (cash):

float

fonds m de caisse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some participate in the parade with their own carnival float constructed to match the masquerade theme of the group.

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The police have vetted all the persons, including the drivers of the carnival floats, scheduled to participate in the pageantry.

www.thehindu.com

The celebrations conclude with the presentation of carnival floats created by every alliance, and a gala party.

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Up until recently, it was used for building carnival floats.

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Smith was paraded through town on a carnival float to a waiting scaffold where small braziers glowed.

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Carnival floats can be very large and comprise a number of characters, props and scenic elements all organized around a chosen theme.

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Among the wide range of activities, there is also space to display political satire and carnival floats of political leaders from around the world.

www.todayszaman.com

She began hiring out her collection, including replicas she made to augment the set, for carnival floats and television (sometimes, she laments, they were returned still damp).

www.dailymail.co.uk

Anonymous community artists, including painters, sculptors, designers, and stylists, make the clothes, costumes, carnival floats, and cars, opening the doors of schools of samba.

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And in another first the organisers held a carnival float competition.

www.shropshirestar.com