English-German translations for float

  • schwebenFreiheit von Forschung und Lehre heißt nicht, im luftleeren Raum zu schweben, sondern in eine Gesellschaft und Arbeitswelt eingebunden zu sein. Freedom of research and teaching does not mean floating in a vacuum, but being involved in society and the world of employment. Die Herausforderung, die Guantánamo darstellt, das Problem, dass 245 Terrorverdächtige in einer Art rechtsfreiem Raum schweben, ist nicht nur eine Angelegenheit Amerikas. So the challenge of Guantánamo, the problem posed by 245 suspects floating outwith the justice system, is not an issue for America alone.
  • schwimmen
  • treiben
    Ich bin einigen erstaunlich talentierten, engagierten und fleißigen Menschen begegnet, aber auf jeden davon scheinen zwei Mitarbeiter zu kommen, die sich offenbar einfach treiben lassen. I have come across some amazingly talented, committed and hard-working people, but for every one of them there are two who just appear to float. Als Journalist habe ich aus erster Hand den großen Fall von Piraterie an Bord des Kreuzfahrtschiffes „Achille Lauro“ vor Piräus miterlebt, als ich abgerissene Arme und Beine im Wasser treiben sah. As a journalist, I experienced at first hand the major case of piracy on board the cruise ship outside Piraeus, when I saw arms and legs amputated and floating in the water.
  • gleiten
  • borgen
  • durchschwimmen
  • Festwagender
  • Fließkommazahldie
  • FloatdasIn Nordafrika werden derzeit zehn Werke für Floatglas errichtet, das für den europäischen Markt bestimmt ist. In North Africa 10 factories are currently being built to produce floating glass for the European market.
  • Floßdas
  • FlößendasDie Verschmutzung und die Nutzung der Gewässer für das Flößen von Holz sowie die Erzeugung von Wasserkraft haben die Vermehrung beeinträchtigt. Contamination and the use of the water systems for floating timber and hydroelectric power production have had an adverse effect on breeding.
  • flott
  • flottieren
  • Posedie
  • Schwemmen
  • Schwimmerder
  • vorschlagen
    In der Entschließung wird die Idee von einem Solidarbeitrag auf Flugscheine präsentiert, aber das sollte nicht der einzige Weg sein, und wie Frau Kinnock möchte ich andere Möglichkeiten vorschlagen. The resolution floats the idea of a solidarity contribution on air tickets, but that should not be the only avenue, and like Mrs Kinnock I should like to suggest other possibilities.

Definition of float

  • Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance remains above the surface
  • To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density
  • To be capable of floating
  • To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating
  • To drift or wander aimlessly
  • To drift gently through the air
  • To move in a fluid manner
  • To circulate
  • To be viable
  • To propose for consideration
  • To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change
  • To allow to be determined by the markets
  • To extend a short-term loan to
  • To issue or sell shares in a company to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange
  • To spread plaster over , using the tool called a float
  • To use a float upon
  • To transport by float#Noun|float (vehicular trailer
  • To cause to float above or beside others
  • A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid
  • A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft
  • A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades
  • An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant
  • A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float
  • Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid
  • An offering of shares in a company to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange
  • The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account
  • Premiums taken in but not yet paid out
  • A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double
  • A soft beverage with a scoop of ice-cream floating in it
  • A small sum of money put in a cashier's till at the start of business to enable change to be made
  • One of the loose ends of yarn on an unfinished work
  • a lowboy trailer
  • The act of flowing; flux; flow
  • A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep
  • A polishing block used in marble working; a runner
  • A coal cart
  • A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands

Examples

  • The boat floated on the water.
  • The oil floated on the vinegar.
  • to float a boat
  • That boat doesn’t float.
  • Oil floats on vinegar.
  • I’d love to just float downstream.
  • I’m not sure where they went... they’re floating around here somewhere.
  • Images from my childhood floated through my mind.
  • The balloon floated off into the distance.
  • The dancer floated gracefully around the stage.
  • Theres a rumour floating around the office that Jan is pregnant.
  • That’s a daft idea... it’ll never float.
  • I floated the idea of free ice-cream on Fridays, but no one was interested.
  • The yen floats against the dollar.
  • The government floated the pound in January.
  • Increased pressure on Thailand’s currency, the baht, in 1997 led to a crisis that forced the government to float the currency.
  • Could you float me $50 until payday?
  • It is time to float this horses teeth.
  • Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook.
  • When pouring a new driveway, you can use a two-by-four as a float.
  • That float covered in roses is very pretty.
  • Our bank does a nightly sweep of accounts, to adjust the float so we stay within our reserves limit.
  • No sir, your current float is not taken into account, when assets are legally garnished.
  • We make a lot of interest from our nightly float.
  • That routine should not have used an int; it should be a float.
  • Its true - I dont consider anything other than root-beer with vanilla ice-cream to be a "real" float.

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