float glass in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for float glass in the English»French Dictionary

float glass N

float glass

verre m flotté

Translations for float glass in the French»English Dictionary

verre flotté

float glass

Translations for float glass in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.glass [Brit ɡlɑːs, Am ɡlæs] N

1. glass (substance):

glass

verre m

a piece of glass

un morceau de verre

a piece of glass (tiny)

un éclat de verre

to cultivate sth under glass

cultiver qc sous verre

behind glass books, ornaments etc

dans des vitrines

behind glass attr bottle, ornament, shelf, tube, vase

en verre

2. glass (drinking vessel):

glass

verre m

a glass of wine

un verre de vin

3. glass U:

glass, a. glassware

verrerie f

glass, a. glassware (glasses only)

services mpl de verres

4. glass (mirror):

glass dated

miroir m

5. glass (telescope):

glass

longue-vue f

6. glass (barometer):

glass

baromètre m

the glass is rising/falling

le baromètre monte/baisse

II.glasses N npl

1. glasses (spectacles):

glasses

lunettes fpl

a pair of glasses

une paire de lunettes

he wears reading glasses

il doit porter des lunettes quand il lit

2. glasses (binoculars):

glasses

jumelles fpl

float glass in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for float glass in the English»French Dictionary

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

glass [glɑ:s, Am glæs] N

1. glass (hard transparent material):

glass

verre m

pane of glass

vitre f

2. glass (mirror):

glass

miroir m

3. glass (glassware):

glass

verrerie f

4. glass (holder for drinks, drink in a glass):

glass

verre m