English-German translations for raft

FloßdasWeil Präsident Prodi sehr gute Kommissionsmitglieder hat, läuft er Gefahr, am Ende der Amtsperiode fast immer allein wie „auf Medusas Floß“ zu sein. Because he has very good Commissioners, President Prodi is at risk of almost always being ‘on the raft of Medusa’ at the end of the term of office.
FähredieEines von fünf Rettungsbooten auf dieser Ro-Ro-Fähre konnte nicht aufgepumpt werden. In particular, one in five of the life rafts on that ro-ro ferry failed to inflate.

A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform
Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a similar fashion
A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals, particularly a group of penguins when in the water
A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. which obstructs navigation in a river
A square array of sensors forming part of a large telescope
To convey on a raft
To travel by raft
A large number, a lot

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