Translations of «float» (En-Fr) on Lingvo Live

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2 Every life-raft on ro-ro passenger ships shall be provided with float-free stowage arrangements complying with the requirements of SOLAS Regulation III/13.4.
2 Tous les radeaux de sauvetage des navires rouliers à passagers doivent être munis de dispositifs d'amarrage leur permettant de surnager librement, qui satisfont aux prescriptions de la règle SOLAS III/13.4..
http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009

For several days an explanation seemed to float between us; a word would suffice to send it gushing from the spring, overfull, in our souls.
Depuis quelques jours une explication flottait entre nous, et semblait devoir éclater au premier mot qui ferait jaillir la source trop pleine en nos âmes.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de

"But does not the vapour rising from the ocean float over the desert?"
– Mais les vapeurs qui s'élèvent de l'Océan ne peuvent-elles venir jusqu'au désert?
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar

During this time, the party continued to float with the current, no one speaking, and, it might almost be said, no one breathing, so strong was the general desire to catch the minutest sound that should come from the shore.
Pendant ce temps l’autre pirogue continua à suivre le courant sans que personne parlât, on pourrait même presque dire sans que personne respirât, tant chacun désirait entendre le moindre son qui pourrait partir du rivage.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981

"Keys no more lie in the air, or float on the water, than humans, gal; if there is a key, there must be a place in which it is kept."
– Des clefs ne se trouvent pas plus dans l’air ou ne flottent pas plus sur l’eau que des êtres humains, Judith ; s’il y a une clef, il doit y avoir une place où on la met.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995

"There was," said St. Clare, "a time in my life when I had plans and hopes of doing something in this world, more than to float and drift.
«Il y a eu un temps de ma vie, reprit-il, où j’avais des projets, et l’espérance de faire autre chose en ce monde, que d’y flotter à la dérive.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet

See, there it comes already; if it float fairly, you must raise your arm, when the canoe will follow.
– Tenez, la voilà sur l’eau. Si elle vient ici, vous lèverez le bras, et Cap lâchera la pirogue.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981

When sieved, it often curls up, and will float on the surface of the water, although the animal frequently swims rapidly to the bottom.
Lors des tamisages, il se met souvent en boule et flotte à la surface de l'eau, bien qu'il arrive souvent qu'il nage rapidement vers le fond.
© Ministre des Approvisionnements et Services Canada 1993
http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/23/2012
© Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1993
http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/23/2012

Jane's eye had seen, through the clouds of dust, the armorial bearings, which seemed to float in the dark glossy panels of the carriage, and she observed
L’œil perçant de Jane avait distingué au travers des nuages de poussière les armes brillantes qui semblaient ressortir des panneaux foncés de la berline.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore

No longer did a flood of moonlight seem to float across the tree-tops.
Ce n'était plus un clair de lune roulant à la cime des arbres.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

To float the smallest act of justice or love requires a very torrent of desire for good.
Il faut un fleuve de bonne volonté pour mettre en mouvement le moindre acte de justice ou d'amour.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice

He scarcely had the heart left in him to owe any one or anything a grudge; he let his rebellious wrath float away down stream, as his life must.
Il n'avait presque plus le courage d'en vouloir à quelqu'un et de quoi que ce fût, et il laissait aller sa révolte à vau-l'eau à la façon de son existence.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de

And after all, it matters but little whether the clouds be golden or gloomy that yonder float over the plain; the traveller is glad to have reached the eminence whence his eye may at last repose on illimitable space.
Peu importe, après tout, que les nuages qui s'agitent là-bas, aux confins de la plaine, soient tragiques ou charmants; ce qui apaise le voyageur, c'est d'avoir atteint un endroit élevé, d'où il découvre enfin un espace sans limites.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice

Sometimes there is enough water to float them, and then under the weight of a man they splash and go under, and the man stumbles or falls, with frenzied imprecations.
Parfois, il y a assez d’eau pour qu’ils flottent ; alors, sous le poids de l’homme, ils font : flac ! et s’enfoncent, et l’homme tombe ou trébuche en jurant frénétiquement.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

Immerse the float in the float cleaning solution in the measuring cylinder.
Plonger le flotteur dans la solution de lavage versée dans l'éprouvette.
http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009

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dirty float

flottement assisté

dirty float

flottement dirigé

dirty float

flottement impur

dirty float

flottement soutenu

dirty float

flottement contrôlé

float wood

bois flotté

floating currency

monnaie flottante

floating debt

dette flottante

floating rate

taux flottant

floating exchange rate

taux de change flottant

floating mine

mine flottante

floating point

virgule flottante

floated wood

bois flotté

floating defence

défense flottante

Word forms

float

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	float	floats
Possessive case	float's	floats'

float

verb

Basic forms
Past	floated
Imperative	float
Present Participle (Participle I)	floating
Past Participle (Participle II)	floated

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I float	we float
you float	you float
he/she/it floats	they float

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am floating	we are floating
you are floating	you are floating
he/she/it is floating	they are floating

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have floated	we have floated
you have floated	you have floated
he/she/it has floated	they have floated

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been floating	we have been floating
you have been floating	you have been floating
he/she/it has been floating	they have been floating

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I floated	we floated
you floated	you floated
he/she/it floated	they floated

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was floating	we were floating
you were floating	you were floating
he/she/it was floating	they were floating

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had floated	we had floated
you had floated	you had floated
he/she/it had floated	they had floated

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been floating	we had been floating
you had been floating	you had been floating
he/she/it had been floating	they had been floating

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will float	we shall/will float
you will float	you will float
he/she/it will float	they will float

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be floating	we shall/will be floating
you will be floating	you will be floating
he/she/it will be floating	they will be floating

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have floated	we shall/will have floated
you will have floated	you will have floated
he/she/it will have floated	they will have floated

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been floating	we shall/will have been floating
you will have been floating	you will have been floating
he/she/it will have been floating	they will have been floating

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would float	we should/would float
you would float	you would float
he/she/it would float	they would float

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be floating	we should/would be floating
you would be floating	you would be floating
he/she/it would be floating	they would be floating

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have floated	we should/would have floated
you would have floated	you would have floated
he/she/it would have floated	they would have floated

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been floating	we should/would have been floating
you would have been floating	you would have been floating
he/she/it would have been floating	they would have been floating

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am floated	we are floated
you are floated	you are floated
he/she/it is floated	they are floated

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being floated	we are being floated
you are being floated	you are being floated
he/she/it is being floated	they are being floated

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been floated	we have been floated
you have been floated	you have been floated
he/she/it has been floated	they have been floated

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was floated	we were floated
you were floated	you were floated
he/she/it was floated	they were floated

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being floated	we were being floated
you were being floated	you were being floated
he/she/it was being floated	they were being floated

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been floated	we had been floated
you had been floated	you had been floated
he/she/it had been floated	they had been floated

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be floated	we shall/will be floated
you will be floated	you will be floated
he/she/it will be floated	they will be floated

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been floated	we shall/will have been floated
you will have been floated	you will have been floated
he/she/it will have been floated	they will have been floated