floating currency in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for floating currency in the English»French Dictionary

floating currency N FIN

floating currency

devise f flottante

Translations for floating currency in the English»French Dictionary

float currency

laisser flotter

Translations for floating currency 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.floating [Brit ˈfləʊtɪŋ, Am ˈfloʊdɪŋ] N

1. floating (of ship, logs):

floating

mise f à flot

2. floating FIN:

floating (of company, loan)

lancement m (en Bourse)

floating (of shares)

émission f

floating (of currency)

flottement m

II.floating [Brit ˈfləʊtɪŋ, Am ˈfloʊdɪŋ] ADJ

1. floating (on water):

floating bridge, debris

flottant

2. floating (unstable):

floating population

instable

currency [Brit ˈkʌr(ə)nsi, Am ˈkərənsi] N

1. currency FIN:

currency

monnaie f

currency

devise f

what is the currency of Poland?

quelle est la monnaie polonaise?

to buy foreign currency

acheter des devises étrangères

have you any German currency?

avez-vous de l'argent allemand?

2. currency:

currency (of word, term)

fréquence f

currency (of idea, opinion)

crédibilité f

to gain currency word, term:

devenir courant

to gain currency idea, opinion:

se répandre

to give currency to sth

accréditer qc

floating currency in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for floating currency in the English»French Dictionary

float currency

laisser flotter

Translations for floating currency 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

floating ADJ a. fig

floating

flottant(e)

currency [ˈkʌrənsi, Am ˈkɜ:r-] N

1. currency (money used in a country):

currency

devise f

2. currency no pl (acceptance):

currency

circulation f

to enjoy wide currency

jouir d'une grande diffusion

to gain currency

se répandre

to have currency

avoir cours

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When it does, the peg often overvalues the local currency relative to what its market value would be if it were a floating currency.

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