Translations for float about in the English»Serbian Dictionary

float about, float around VB intr fig

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I.about [ə'baʊt] PREP

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1. about (on the subject of):

o

what's that book about?

o čemu govori ta knjiga?

the movie is about the American Civil War

ovaj film je o Američkom građanskom ratu

it's all about having fun

dobra zabava je najvažnija

anxiety about the future

zabrinutost zbog budućnosti

a phobia about spiders

strah od paukova

to ask sb about sb/sth

pitati nekoga o nekome/nečemu

3. about (surrounding):

4. about after vb (expressing movement):

to wander about the house

lutati po kući

to look about the room

gledati inf po sobi

5. about (expressing location):

she must be about the place somewhere

mora da je tu negde

6. about (being a characteristic of):

there's something strange about him

ima nešto čudno u vezi sa njim

7. about Brit inf (in the process of):

while you're about it

II.about [ə'baʊt] ADV

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2. about (almost):

3. about (barely):

we just about made it

jedva smo uspeli

4. about esp Brit (around):

there's a lot of flu about at the moment

postoji dosta slučajeva gripa u ovom momentu

up and about

ustao iz kreveta posle bolesti

5. about esp Brit (in the area):

is Cathy about?

da li je Keti u blizini?

there was nobody about

nije bilo nikoga okolo

6. about (intending):

we're just about to have supper

samo što nismo počeli večeru

Phrases:

that's about all

I.float [fləʊt] N

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1. float (for fishing):

2. float (for swimming):

3. float TECH:

4. float (vehicle):

malo dostavno vozilo

mlekarski kamion

5. float Brit, Aus FIN:

akcije f kojima se trguje

float (in a till)

gotovina f u kasi

II.float [fləʊt] VB intr

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1. float (be buoyant):

plutati imperf

2. float (move in liquid or gas):

float objects

zaploviti // ploviti

float people

zaplivati // plivati

3. float fig (move casually):

tumarati imperf

to float through one's mind

motati se po glavi

5. float ECON:

prodati // prodavati akcije

III.float [fləʊt] VB trans

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1. float ECON:

float business

otpočeti // otpočinjati poslovanje

float currency

uvesti // uvoditi plivajući kurs

3. float fig idea:

predložiti // predlagati

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The company is intending to float about 25pc of its shares on the market. www.telegraph.co.uk

I used to be able to float about between characters and somehow things changed. www.tv3.ie

One is to float about and let nothing trouble your brain, other than when to order a cold beer or look up from your book to spot a passing castle. www.theislanderonline.com.au

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

A glass lattice roof will float about the station while new access points, including a pedestrian bridge across the river from southbank, have been introduced. www.theage.com.au

We are born into language and float about in it all our lives. www.thestar.com

All she did was float about carrying a lamp. www.dailymail.co.uk

The magician causes the match to appear to float about one centimeter off the playing card. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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