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Meanings of float in English
Portuguese
bexiga de gás 
An air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy.
Spanish
helado con soda Synonyms
Examples for "blow"
Examples for "blow"
1
And La Motte; at the first blow; was more than half successful.
2
It was a blow in the face; his own voice hardened then.
3
My head sunk on my breast; I received the blow in silence.
4
The salt winds of the Channel blow in through the open ports.
5
He got in between the armour plates; first blow went to him.
1
However, industry sources said that the deadline may drift into early July.
2
Get-togethers between friends often naturally drift toward other activities as interests change.
3
The intercontinental drift of consumer culture is far from a simple back-and-forth.
4
People are exposed through spray drift, residues on food and water contamination.
5
Type B change only by the more gradual process of antigenic drift.
1
In these waters she could be adrift for months, years even.'
2
These days, nobody has to be adrift in the the world of entertainment.
3
Without you I seem to be adrift, without rudder or compass.
4
And how can we be adrift, when we haven't weighed anchor?
5
Everything will be adrift, and you would be crushed to death, to a certainty.
Usage of float in English
1
They didn't float easily and had a great fear of deep water.
2
It hopes to float them on the London Stock Exchange this year.
3
Curro has seen its share price rise seven-fold since its 2011 float.
4
They could simply float more shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
5
In a managed float, you need reserves to intervene in the market.
6
It has postponed a plan to float the company to next year.
7
Earlier this week, Nabiullina stoically defended the decision to float the currency.
8
China's Alibaba is expected to float in New York later this month.
9
Others simply float off into the great Scrabble dictionary in the sky.
10
The motion made me float free a bit from the sticktite table.
11
An attempt to float Xella on the stock exchange failed last year.
12
We will land in the midst of the waters and float safely.
13
I wonder whether my car will float away, resident Ros Collins said.
14
The lost float up in shadowy forms, and wail in whispered despair.
15
Somewhat reluctantly, Tekla relaxed her grip and allowed Sean to float free.
16
Then, in the spring, the waters rise and float the logs down.
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Translations for float
Portuguese
Float through the time
Float across language varieties
United States of America
Common
New Zealand
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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