afloat

a·float  (-flt)

adv. & adj.

1. In a floating position or condition.

2. On a boat or ship away from the shore; at sea.

3. In circulation; prevailing: Rumors are afloat.

4. Awash; flooded.

5. Drifting about; moving without guidance.

6. Free or out of difficulty, especially financial difficulty: couldn't keep the business afloat.

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afloat

Adjective

1. floating

2. free of debt: his goal is to keep the company afloat

3. aboard ship

Adverb

1. floating

2. free of debt

3. aboard ship; at sea

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	afloat - aimlessly drifting                   adrift, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected purposeless - not evidencing any purpose or goal
	2.	afloat - borne on the water; floating aground - stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float; "a ship aground offshore"; "a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it"
	3.	afloat - covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing full - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"

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afloat

adjective 1. floating, on the surface, buoyant, keeping your head above water, unsubmerged << OPPOSITE sunken

adjective 2. solvent, in business, above water << OPPOSITE bankrupt

Translations

afloat [əˈfləut] adv (= floating) → a flote;

(at sea) → en el mar

afloat [əˈfləut] adj → à flot

adv to stay afloat → surnager;

to keep/get a business afloat → maintenir à flot/lancer une affaire

afloat [əˈfləut] adv → auf dem Wasser

adj to be afloat → schwimmen;

to stay afloat → sich über Wasser halten;

to keep/get a business afloat → ein Geschäft über Wasser halten/auf die Beine stellen

afloat [əˈfləut] adj, adv → a galla

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afloat

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 vesillä à flot צָף तैरता हुआ, बहता हुआ koji pliva vízen terapung, banjir, tersebar á floti, fljótandi a galla, galleggiante 浮かんで 뜬 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