What is 'flottant' called in English?

'flottant' in English is called "Floating". Floating refers to: Qui repose sur la surface d'un liquide ou dans l'air sans couler.

How do you pronounce 'Floating' and 'flottant'?

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What is an example sentence for Floating in French?

English: "The boat was gently floating on the calm lake." | French: "Le bateau flottait doucement sur le lac calme."

adjective · verb

English to French Dictionary

floating Meaning in French (floating signification en français)

adjectiveflottant

verbflotter

Synonymes:en suspension

flottant in English:floating

Phonetic:flɔtɑ̃

Plural: floatings

Gender:Masculin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de floating en français est flottant, flotter. (Qui repose sur la surface d'un liquide ou dans l'air sans couler.)

Definitions of Floating

1
adjective
flottant
Describing something that rests on the surface of a liquid or in the air without sinking.
Qui repose sur la surface d'un liquide ou dans l'air sans couler.
2
verb
flotter
The act of moving or hovering lightly and freely in the air or on a liquid.
L'acte de se déplacer ou de planer légèrement et librement dans l'air ou sur un liquide.

Example Sentences

“The boat was gently floating on the calm lake.”

Le bateau flottait doucement sur le lac calme.

“She saw a feather floating in the air.”

Elle a vu une plume flotter dans l'air.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

flottanten suspension

In English:

buoyantdrifting suspended

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

coulantplongeant

In English:

sinking submerged

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivefloat

third person singularfloats

past tensefloated

agent nounfloater

adverbfloatingly

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

floating marketcollocation

A market where goods are sold from boats, typically in Southeast Asia.

floating votercollocation

A person who has not yet decided which way to vote in an election.

floating ratecollocation

An interest rate that changes over time according to an index or market conditions.