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float noun

  /floʊt/ , /fləʊt/
  • A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
boia, flotador
  • An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
carrossa
  • A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
taloja

float verb

  /floʊt/ , /fləʊt/
  • (intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
  • To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.
  • (transitive, retail) To prepare a till (cash register) for operation, either by putting a float (cash amount) in the cash drawer to provide change for customers making cash payments or (by extension) by recording the time a till starts being used for card payments if it is card-only
flotar

floating adjective

  /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ , /ˈfləʊtɪŋ/
  • That floats or float.
flotant, surant
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