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afloat [əˈfləʊt] adj (postpositive) adv
1. floating 2. aboard ship; at sea 3. covered with water; flooded 4. aimlessly drifting afloat in a sea of indecision 5. in circulation; afoot nasty rumours were afloat 6. free of debt; solvent ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
afloat adjective 1. floating, on the surface, buoyant, keeping your head above water, unsubmerged Three hours is a long time to try and stay afloat. floating submerged, immersed, sunken, capsized, under water 2. solvent, in business, above water Efforts were being made to keep the company afloat. solvent bust (informal), bankrupt, out of business, insolvent, in receivership Translations afloat [əˈfləʊt] ADJ → a flote the oldest ship afloat → el barco más viejo que sigue a flote by a miracle we were still afloat → quedamos a flote de milagro the largest navy afloat → la mayor marina del mundo to spend one's life afloat → pasar toda la vida a bordo to keep sth afloat (lit, fig) → mantener algo a flote to stay or keep afloat (lit, fig) → mantenerse a flote to get a business afloat → lanzar un negocio afloat [əˈfləʊt] adj → à flot adv (= solvent) to keep sth afloat [+ business] → maintenir qch à flot to stay afloat [company] → se maintenir à flot They are borrowing money just to stay afloat → Ils empruntent de l'argent pour se maintenir à flot. afloat adj pred, adv (Naut) to be afloat → schwimmen; to stay afloat → sich über Wasser halten; (thing) → schwimmen, nicht untergehen; to set a ship afloat → ein Schiff zu Wasser lassen; at last we were afloat again → endlich waren wir wieder flott; cargo afloat → schwimmende Ladung; the largest navy afloat → die größte Flotte auf See; service afloat → Dienst m → auf See; to serve afloat → auf See dienen adj afloat [əˈfləut] floating We've got the boat afloat at last. drywend طَافِ عَلَى سَطْحِ المَاء، عَائِم плаващ plovoucí, na vodě flydende schwimmen που επιπλέει a flote ujuvil شناور kelluva à flot צָף तैरता हुआ, बहता हुआ koji pliva vízen terapung, banjir, tersebar á floti, fljótandi a galla, galleggiante 浮かんで (물위에) 떠서 plaukiantis dabūt laivu nost no sēkļa apung drijvend flytende utrzymujący się na powierzchni wody, pływający a flutuar pe apă на плаву na vode (plávajúci), vo vzduchu (vznášajúci sa) splavljen plutajući flytande, flott ลอย yüzer durumda 漂浮的 на воді, на плаву پانی پر تیرتا ہوا nổi trên nước 漂浮的 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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