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 [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

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 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

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afloat [əˈfləʊt]

adj → à flot

adv

(on water) to stay afloat → rester à la surface, surnager
to keep sth afloat → maintenir qch à flot

(= 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.

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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

(= awash) → überschwemmt, unter Wasser; to be afloat → unter Wasser stehen, überschwemmt sein

(fig) to get/keep a business afloat → ein Geschäft nt → auf die Beine stellen/über Wasser halten; those who stayed afloat during the slump → die, die sich auch während der Krise über Wasser gehalten haben

(fig: rumour etc) there is a rumour afloat that … → es geht das Gerücht um, dass …

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afloat [əˈfləʊt] adv & adj → a galla
to keep afloat (also fig) → rimanere 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 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