Flottants (en. Floating)

/flɔ.tɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Refers to something that floats on a liquid surface.

Floating boats are often used for transport on rivers.

Les bateaux flottants sont souvent utilisés pour le transport sur les rivières.

Qualifies objects or actions that are freely moving in the air or in an environment.

Floating leaves carried by the wind create a beautiful atmosphere in autumn.

Les feuilles flottantes emportées par le vent créent une belle atmosphère en automne.

Refers to non-fixed elements that can change position.

The floating prices of raw materials make the market uncertain.

Les prix flottants des matières premières rendent le marché incertain.

From the verb "flotter," derived from the Latin 'fluctuare' which means to ripple.

floating on the water

Referring to objects that float on the surface of a body of water.

flottants sur l'eau

floating ideas

Ideas that are not yet defined or concrete.

idées flottantes

floating prices

Prices that vary according to supply and demand.

prix flottants

float

Being suspended in a liquid or in the air.

flotter

float

Fluid movement of a liquid or a group of objects.

flot

buoyancy

The ability of an object to float.

flotabilité

Used to describe a person who lacks a specific purpose, who is 'floating' through life.

This friend is a bit of a floater, he never knows what he wants to do.

Cet ami est un peu flottant, il ne sait jamais ce qu'il veut faire.

Refers to vague or imprecise ideas.

This concept is quite vague, it needs to be clarified.

Ce concept est assez flottant, il faudrait le clarifier.