afloat

a flote

Que permanece en la superficie del agua sin hundirse.

En inglés sencillo: Staying on the surface of water without sinking.

• The little boat is still afloat.
• He held the wood to stay afloat.
• Several empty bottles were afloat on the pond.

Cómo se usa: keep someone/something afloat (The life jacket kept her afloat.)

Sinónimos: floating

Antónimos: submerged

Expresiones frecuentes: stay afloat, keep afloat, afloat on water

inundado

Cubierto de agua, con cosas flotando en ella.

En inglés sencillo: Covered in water, with things floating on it.

• The deck was afloat after the storm.
• Heavy rain left the cabin floor afloat.
• By morning, the lower rooms were afloat.

Sinónimos: flooded, awash

Antónimos: dry

Expresiones frecuentes: deck afloat, floor afloat

a flote

En la superficie del agua, sin hundirse.

En inglés sencillo: On the surface of water without sinking.

• Her jacket kept her afloat.
• The damaged boat remained afloat all night.
• Can this piece of wood stay afloat?

Cómo se usa: keep someone/something afloat (An empty barrel kept him afloat.)

Sinónimos: on the water

Expresiones frecuentes: keep someone afloat, stay afloat, afloat on water