flote - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Possible base forms

flote
flotar (Verb)

Adjectives / Adverbs

afloat  adj.   - floating in water	a flote
afloat  adj.   - out of debt	a flote [fig.]

Verbs

to drift  | drifted, drifted | [TECH.]	flotar   - en el mar, etc.
to be afloat  | was, been |	flotar
to poise  | poised, poised |	flotar   - aire
to swim  | swam, swum |   - having too much liquid	flotar
to hover  | hovered, hovered |   also  [AVIAT.]	flotar   - aire
to blow  | blew, blown |	flotar   - bandera
to waft  | wafted, wafted |	flotar   - en el aire
to float  | floated, floated |   - not sink	flotar   - en el mar, etc.
to flit  | flitted/flit, flitted/flitflitted/flit | [fig.]	flotar [fig.]
to buoy up  | buoyed, buoyed |	mantenerse a flote
to be washed ashore  | was, been |	llegar flotando
to drift ashore  | drifted, drifted |	llegar flotando
to float ashore  | floated, floated |	llegar flotando

Phrases / Collocations

to get by  | got, got/gotten |	mantenerse a flote [fig.]
to keep one's head above water [fig.]	mantenerse a flote [fig.]
to keep the pot boiling [fig.]	mantenerse a flote [fig.]

Examples

The balloon floated up into the sky.

El globo flotó hacia arriba en el cielo.

Orthographically similar words

float, flout, flute, forte

elote, flete, flota, forte, lote

Related search terms

flotador, flotante, flotadora