float

float
[fləʊt, Am floʊt] n
1) (boat) Floß nt; (buoy) Boje f (platform) schwimmende Landebrücke;
(buoyant material) on a fishing line [Kork]schwimmer m; on a net Schwimmkörper m
2) tech (device) in a carburettor, cistern, on a seaplane Schwimmer m fachspr
3) (swimming aid) Schwimmkork m; (inflated bag) Schwimmweste f
4) anat (organ) Schwimmblase f fachspr
5) (vehicle) for goods Lieferwagen m; for festivities Festzugswagen m;
carnival \float Karnevalswagen m;
milk \float Milch[ausliefer]wagen m
6) (Brit, Aus) (capital) as an advance Spesenvorschuss m, Kostenvorschuss m; as cheques, commercial papers umlaufendes Geld; as a loan Startanleihe f; in a till Wechselgeldbetrag m, Wechselgeld nt
7) theat (lights)
\floats pl Rampenlicht nt kein pl vi
1) (be buoyant) schwimmen, oben bleiben
2) (move in liquid or gas) objects treiben; people sich akk treiben lassen;
the boat \floated downstream das Boot trieb flussabwärts;
to \float to the surface an die Oberfläche treiben;
3) (fig: move graciously) schweben (geh) (iron)
4) (move in air) clouds ziehen; leaves segeln;
the sound of piano-playing \floated from the open window aus dem offenen Fenster drang Klavierspiel nach draußen
5) (appear)
to \float across/into/through one's mind jdm in den Sinn kommen
6) econ (fluctuate) currency frei konvertierbar sein; exchange rate schwanken, floaten fachspr;
7) (a. fig: move about) herumziehen (fam) rumours herumgehen;
(Am) häufig den Wohnort wechseln;
to \float from place to place von Ort zu Ort ziehen vt
1) fin (launch)
to \float a business/company ein Unternehmen/eine Gesellschaft gründen;
to \float a loan eine Anleihe auflegen;
to \float shares Aktien ausgeben [o in Umlauf bringen];
2) econ (fluctuate)
to \float a currency eine Währung freigeben [o fachspr floaten lassen];
3) (cause to move)
to \float sth etw treiben [o schwimmen] lassen;
to \float logs Baumstämme flößen;
to \float a ship ein Schiff zu Wasser lassen
4) (introduce)
to \float an idea/plan eine Idee/einen Plan in den Raum [o zur Diskussion] stellen
5) (test)
to \float an opinion eine Meinung testen

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