floated in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for floated in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.float [Am floʊt, Brit fləʊt] VB intr

1.1. float (on water):

float

flotar

oil floats on water

el aceite flota en el agua

debris had floated up (to the surface) from the wreck

habían salido a flote restos del naufragio

the logs floated downstream

los maderos bajaban flotando por el río

he taught me to float (on my back)

me enseñó a hacer la plancha

the canoe floated away on the tide

la marea se llevó la canoa

1.2. float cloud/smoke:

float

flotar en el aire

a feather floated past on the breeze

una pluma pasó flotando en la brisa

1.3. float (move lightly):

float idea/image:

vagar

I felt I was floating on air

me sentí en el séptimo cielo or (como flotando) en las nubes

2. float FIN:

float currency:

flotar

II.float [Am floʊt, Brit fləʊt] VB trans

1.1. float ship/boat:

float

poner a flote

float

sacar a flote

1.2. float raft/logs:

float

llevar

float

arrastrar

the waves floated the seaweed ashore

las olas llevaron or arrastraron las algas hasta la orilla

2.1. float FIN (establish):

to float a company

introducir una compañía en Bolsa

to float a company

lanzar una compañía a Bolsa

a week after the company had been floated …

una semana después de que la compañía se cotizara por primera vez en bolsa …

a week after the company had been floated …

una semana después de que la compañía fuera lanzada a bolsa …

2.2. float FIN (offer for sale):

float shares/stock/bonds

emitir

2.3. float FIN (allow to fluctuate):

float currency

dejar flotar

3. float (circulate):

float rumor

hacer correr

float idea/proposal

presentar

a figure of $3m was floated

se sugirió una cifra de 3 millones de dólares

III.float [Am floʊt, Brit fləʊt] N

1.1. float (for fishing):

float

flotador m

1.2. float (in cistern, carburetor):

float

flotador m

float

boya f

1.3. float (raft, platform):

float

plataforma f (flotante)

1.4. float (for buoyancy):

float

flotador m

2.1. float (in parade):

float

carroza f

float

carro m alegórico CSur Mex

2.2. float Brit:

milk float

furgoneta f (del reparto de leche)

3. float:

float (ready cash)

caja f chica

float COMM, FIN

fondo m fijo

(to provide change) a float of £20

20 libras en cambio or en monedas

4. float Am:

float

refresco o batido con helado

5. float (for plastering):

float

llana f

float

fratás m

float

fratacho m RioPl

float around VB [Am floʊt -, Brit fləʊt -], Britesp float about VB (v + adv)

have you seen my keys? they must be floating around somewhere

¿has visto mis llaves? deben andar por ahí

there's a rumor floating around that …

corre la voz de que …

milk float N (in UK)

milk float

camioneta f (utilizada para el reparto de leche)

Translations for floated in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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fratás

float

carro alegórico

float

flotador (de corcho)

float

flotador

float

flotador

float

boya

float

boyar

to float

patín de vela (de remo)

float

desencallarse

to float free

floated in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for floated in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.float [fləʊt, Am floʊt] VB intr

1. float in liquid, air:

float

flotar

float

boyar LatAm

to float to the surface

salir a la superficie

2. float (move aimlessly):

float

moverse sin rumbo

3. float ECON:

float

fluctuar

II.float [fləʊt, Am floʊt] VB trans

1. float (keep afloat):

float

poner a flote

2. float ECON, FIN:

to float a business/company

lanzar una empresa/compañía a bolsa

3. float (air):

to float an idea/a plan

sugerir una idea/un plan

III.float [fləʊt, Am floʊt] N

1. float NAUT:

float

flotador m

float (for people)

salvavidas m inv

2. float (vehicle):

float

carroza f

3. float Aus, Brit (cash):

float

fondo m

float about VB intr, float around VB intr inf (circulate)

float about

circular

float about people

moverse sin rumbo

float about rumour

correr

float off VB intr

float off

irse a la deriva

milk float N Brit

milk float

carro m de la leche

float VB

User Entry

to float sb's boat (to interest) inf coll

molarle a alguien sl

romantic movies don't float my boat ex

las pelis románticas no son lo mío

to float sb's boat (to arouse sexually) inf coll

ponerle a alguien inf

that doesn't float my boat at all ex

(a mí) eso no me pone nada

whatever floats your boat inf coll

lo que más te guste / apetezca

Translations for floated in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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sobrenadar

to float

boya (en una red)

float

carroza

float

flotador

float

flotador (en barcos)

float

corcho

float

floated Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to float to the surface

salir a la superficie

to float a business/company

lanzar una empresa/compañía a bolsa

to float an idea/a plan

sugerir una idea/un plan

romantic movies don't float my boat ex

las pelis románticas no son lo mío

that doesn't float my boat at all ex

(a mí) eso no me pone nada

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Torrential rainfall triggered widespread flooding which inundated homes and floated cars left on streets.

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Unusual objects floated past me: a shop mannequin, a blue rubbish bin, a cloth cap, a drainpipe.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The hydrometer is then floated in a liquid of unknown density (shown in green).

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The match grade barrel is mounted fully floated and can be easily exchanged in the field with the help of a 5 mm hex key.

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He was wearing a life belt and floated around on his own for two days until he met up with a group of guys that had a raft.

buffalonews.com

The free float is the freely floated shares that are traded and held by the public (tradable shares).

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Eighty people were in the lifeboat the rest clung to flotsam or floated in the sea.

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That seems high to me for those wines, but clearly $15 isn't a number arbitrarily floated by a bunch of effete, snobby critics.

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Both sides floated proposals unacceptable to the other, each side believing that time was on its side.

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Because of the insular nature of the central business area, the concept of congestion tolling has been floated in the city from time to time.

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