flotter
Meaning
- (intransitive) to float
- to flutter, to wave
- (informal) to mill about
Concepts
Synonyms
s’enflammer
se balancer
se déployer
s’éloigner
changer de sens
faire flotter
remettre à flot
retourner dans sa tête
être à flot
se retourner
Translations
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/flɔ.te/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French flotter, from Old French floter (“to float”), from Frankish *flotōn (“to float, swim”), from Proto-Germanic *flutōną (“to float, swim”), from Proto-Indo-European *plew-, *plōw- (“to flow, swim”). Cognate with Middle Dutch vlōten (“to float, swim”), Old English flotian (“to float”), Old Norse flota (“to float, launch”). More at English float.
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