float

1. A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.

   Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook.

   Floß, Schwimmer (as in a carburetor)

   плот, поплаво́кpoplavók

2. A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.

3. A float board.

4. A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.

5. A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.

   When pouring a new driveway, you can use a two-by-four as a float.

   мастеро́кmasterók, глади́лкаgladílka, прави́лоpravílo

   a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

6. An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.

   That float covered in roses is very pretty.

7. A floating toy made of foam, used in swimming pools.

8. (UK)A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.

   Festwagen, niedriger Transportwagen

9. Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.

   Our bank does a nightly sweep of accounts, to adjust the float so we stay within our reserves limit.

10. (Australia)An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.

11. The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.

    No sir, your current float is not taken into account, when assets are legally garnished.

12. Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.

    We make a lot of interest from our nightly float.

1. A cloud floated across the sky.

   У небі пливла хмарина. — JeNNeR

   ruПо небу плыло облако. — afyodor

   deEine Wolke schwebte über den Himmel. — Esperantostern

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2. A stone does not float.

   Камінь не плаває. — Anastassia

   ruКамни не плавают. — Tonari

   deEin Stein schwimmt nicht. — Espi

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3. Wood floats, but iron sinks.

   Дерево плаває, а залізо тоне. — aandrusiak

   ruДерево плавает, а железо тонет. — heccele

   deHolz schwimmt, aber Eisen sinkt nach unten. — xtofu80

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4. Why does ice float?

   Чому крига плаває? — deniko

   ruПочему лёд не тонет? — Wezel

   deWarum schwimmt Eis? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. Tom floated downstream on a raft.

   ruТом плыл вниз по течению на плоту. — odexed

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