afloat in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for afloat in the English»Spanish Dictionary

afloat [Am əˈfloʊt, Brit əˈfləʊt] ADJ pred

1.1. afloat (on water):

afloat

a flote

to stay afloat

mantenerse a flote

the most powerful navy afloat

la armada más poderosa del mundo

1.2. afloat (successful, operational):

afloat

a flote

he managed to keep the business afloat

logró mantener el negocio a flote

2. afloat (in circulation):

there's a story afloat that …

circulan or corren rumores de que …

Translations for afloat in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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sobreaguar

to stay afloat

puedo mantenerme a flote

I can float o keep afloat

la firma se mantiene a flote

the company is managing to stay afloat o keep going

para que el negocio salga adelante

if the business is to stay afloat o survive

afloat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for afloat in the English»Spanish Dictionary

afloat [əˈfləʊt, Am -ˈfloʊt] ADJ

afloat

a flote

to keep [or stay] afloat a. fig

mantenerse a flote

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to set a boat afloat

poner una barca a flote

Translations for afloat in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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a nado

afloat

boyar

to be afloat again

flotar (en agua: activamente)

to stay afloat

estar a flote

to be afloat

afloat Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to keep [or stay] afloat a. fig

mantenerse a flote

to set a boat afloat

poner una barca a flote

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The stations inshore lifeboat was kept afloat, and did not become fully operational until 1979.

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Two torpedoes at 07.50 hours destroyed the merchant ship's bow, but she remained afloat.

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Over the next 18 months, her hull deteriorated to the point of making it almost impossible to keep her afloat.

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Several complained that waves from boats and downwash from a rescue helicopter hampered staying afloat with their heads out of the water.

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Shell was interested and kept the company afloat for a time, but dropped their interest when one of the minority shareholders held out.

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It received a cash injection from investors to keep it afloat the following month.

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Repairs were carried out on the vessel in 1926 and in 1934, and she was still afloat in 1956.

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He and a division of ships arrived at 14:30 in time to see only the large ships still afloat.

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The human cork stayed afloat for 15 hours.

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The witches are put into two separate coffins which are then set afloat on two separate bodies of water.

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