float

flotar

Permanecer en la superficie del agua u otro líquido sin hundirse.

En inglés sencillo: To stay on the surface of water or another liquid without sinking.

• The leaf floated on the water.
• I like to float on my back in the pool.
• Several empty bottles were floating near the boat.

Cómo se usa: float on something (A leaf floated on the pond.); float in something (Small pieces of ice floated in my drink.)

Sinónimos: stay afloat

Antónimos: sink

Expresiones frecuentes: float on water, float in something, float on your back

flotar

Ser capaz de mantenerse en la superficie de un líquido sin hundirse.

En inglés sencillo: To be able to stay on the surface of a liquid without sinking.

• Cork can float.
• Does this type of plastic float in water?
• Our homemade boat would not float, even without passengers.

Sinónimos: be buoyant

Antónimos: sink

Expresiones frecuentes: float in water, float or sink, float easily

hacer flotar

Poner algo en agua u otro líquido para que se mantenga en la superficie.

En inglés sencillo: To put something in water or another liquid so it stays on the surface.

• We floated a toy boat in the bath.
• The workers floated the logs down the river.
• Can we float this raft on the lake?

Cómo se usa: float something on/in something (The children floated paper boats on the pond.)

Sinónimos: launch

Antónimos: sink, submerge

Expresiones frecuentes: float a boat, float a raft, float something downstream

flotador, boya

Objeto que flota y sostiene algo o lo mantiene cerca de la superficie.

En inglés sencillo: An object that stays on water and supports something or keeps it near the surface.

• The child held a swimming float.
• Attach a small float to the fishing line.
• Two floats kept the equipment above the water.

Sinónimos: buoy, flotation device

Expresiones frecuentes: fishing float, swimming float, attach a float, supporting float

carroza

Vehículo adornado que participa en un desfile durante una celebración pública.

En inglés sencillo: A vehicle covered with decorations that moves along in a public celebration.

• The float was covered in flowers.
• Children waved from a float in the parade.
• Several colorful floats moved slowly along the main street.

Sinónimos: parade vehicle

Expresiones frecuentes: parade float, carnival float, decorated float

refresco con helado

Bebida preparada añadiendo helado a un refresco dulce con gas.

En inglés sencillo: A drink made by putting ice cream into a sweet fizzy drink.

• I ordered a root beer float.
• She made floats with cola and vanilla ice cream.
• Would you like a straw for your float?

Sinónimos: ice cream soda

Expresiones frecuentes: root beer float, ice cream float, soda float

fratás, talocha

Herramienta plana que sirve para alisar hormigón o yeso todavía húmedo.

En inglés sencillo: A flat tool used to make wet concrete or plaster smooth.

• Use a float to smooth the concrete.
• The builder cleaned the plaster from his float.
• Wooden floats leave a different finish from metal ones.

Expresiones frecuentes: concrete float, wooden float, plastering float