milk float in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for milk float in the English»Spanish Dictionary

milk float N (in UK)

milk float

camioneta f (utilizada para el reparto de leche)

Translations for milk float in the English»Spanish Dictionary

milk float

furgoneta f (del reparto de leche)

Translations for milk float 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

I.milk [Am mɪlk, Brit mɪlk] N U

1. milk (of animal, human):

milk

leche f

goat's/sheep's milk

leche de cabra/oveja

it's no use crying over spilt milk

a lo hecho pecho

the milk of human kindness he is not exactly flowing with the milk of human kindness

no es precisamente la encarnación de la bondad humana

the milk of human kindness he is not exactly flowing with the milk of human kindness attr production/quotas/bottle

de leche

the milk of human kindness he is not exactly flowing with the milk of human kindness product

lácteo

milk churn Brit

lechera f

milk cow

vaca f lechera

milk jug

lechera f

milk jug

lechero m Chil

milk (sauce)pan

cacerola f para la leche

milk (sauce)pan

≈ hervidor m

2. milk (of coconut):

milk

leche f

milk

agua f (con artículo masculino en el singular)

3. milk (lotion):

milk Brit

leche f

milk Brit

crema f

II.milk [Am mɪlk, Brit mɪlk] VB trans

1. milk:

milk cow/herd

ordeñar

milk snake

extraer el veneno de

2. milk (exploit):

milk

explotar

they milked his talent to the utmost

explotaron su talento al máximo

they milked his talent to the utmost

le sacaron todo el jugo posible a su talento inf

they milk the benefit system for all it's worth

sacan todo lo que pueden del sistema de seguridad social

he milked his relatives dry

exprimió la sangre a sus parientes hasta dejarlos sin un centavo

he milked his relatives dry

les chupó la sangre a sus parientes hasta dejarlos sin un centavo inf

milk float in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for milk float in the English»Spanish Dictionary

milk float N Brit

milk float

carro m de la leche

Translations for milk float 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

I.milk [mɪlk] N

milk no pl:

milk

leche f

Phrases:

the milk of human kindness

la compasión personificada

there's no use crying over spilt milk

a lo hecho pecho

II.milk [mɪlk] VB trans

1. milk:

to milk a cow

ordeñar una vaca

2. milk fig:

to milk sb dry

chupar la sangre a alguien

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Their heads turning to spot what sounds like a milk float drawing up, the eyes of fellow cyclists fall instead on a souped-up pedal bike.

www.bbc.co.uk

There are horse and cart rides and milk floats disguised as trams for those who prefer not to walk.

en.wikipedia.org

Real survivalists with a milk float and smartphones.

channelhopping.onthebox.com

Until the 20th century, the roads were little more than country lanes, and most traffic consisted of horsedrawn carriages, carts, and milk floats.

en.wikipedia.org

Their anti-tank platoon was mounted on bicycles and supported by a milk float.

www.telegraph.co.uk

During the violence milk floats were set on fire and directed at police lines.

en.wikipedia.org

An orchestral milk float looks set to take you on quite an auricular adventure and there's an intriguing giant, vertical electronic wave to discover.

londonist.com

The gentle clink of glass bottles and the whirr of the electric milk float will be instantly familiar sound to many.

www.bbc.co.uk

Over the next 80 years the company developed a plethora of vehicles including milk floats.

en.wikipedia.org

He even ends up stealing a milk float and throwing the contents at passing women.

en.wikipedia.org