floating debt in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for floating debt in the English»French Dictionary

floating debt N FIN

floating debt

dette f flottante or à court terme

Translations for floating debt in the English»French Dictionary

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

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

debt [Brit dɛt, Am dɛt] N

1. debt FIN:

debt

dette f (to envers)

bad debts

créances fpl douteuses

to cancel a debt

annuler une créance

Third World debt

la dette du tiers monde

to run up a debt or debts

faire des dettes

to get into debt

s'endetter

to be in debt

avoir des dettes

she is $2, 000 in debt

elle a 2 000 dollars de dettes

to be in debt to sb

devoir de l'argent à qn

I'm in debt (to the bank) to the tune of £7, 000

je dois 7 000 livres sterling à la banque

to get out of debt

acquitter ses dettes

to pay off one's debts

rembourser ses dettes

to pay off one's debts attr collection, recovery, relief

des créances

to pay off one's debts burden, interest, payment

de la dette

to pay off one's debts capacity, level, ratio

d'endettement

to pay off one's debts crisis

de l'endettement

2. debt (obligation):

debt

dette f (to envers)

a debt of honour

une dette d'honneur

to pay one's debt to society

payer sa dette envers la société

to acknowledge one's debt to sb

reconnaître qu'on doit beaucoup à qn

I'm forever in your debt

je vous suis infiniment reconnaissant

floating debt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for floating debt in the English»French Dictionary

floating ADJ a. fig

floating

flottant(e)

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

debt [det] N

debt

dette f

debt

pouf m Belg

to pay back debts

rembourser des dettes

to run up a (huge) debt

s'endetter lourdement

to be out of debt

être acquitté de ses dettes

to go heavily into debt

s'endetter lourdement

Phrases:

to be in debt to sb

être redevable de qc à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The state had no floating debt during his tenure, and paid off over $600,000 of bonded debt.

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Brown managed to reduce the state's bonded debt to $20 million, and eliminated all of the state's floating debt.

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