Übersetzungen für float about im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

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I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

- Synonyme für about zeigen
- Feedback zu about

1. about (approximately):

aproximadamente

he's about my age

tiene más o menos mi edad

she must be about 60

debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años

she must be about 60

debe (de) andar por los 60 ugs

at about six o'clock

alrededor de or a eso de las seis

at about six o'clock

sobre las seis Esp

there were about 12 of us

éramos unos 12

there were about 12 of us

éramos como 12

they should be arriving about now

deben (de) estar a punto de llegar

in about three hours

en unas tres horas

about a month ago

hace cosa de un mes

about a month ago

the soup must be about ready by now

la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

about time too!

3.1. about (from one place to another):

the dog followed him about

el perro lo seguía a todas partes

she travels about a lot

he knows his way about

conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc.)

she's very old and can't get about very easily

es muy mayor y le cuesta desplazarse

3.2. about (in various directions):

he was waving a knife about

blandía un cuchillo

she rummaged about in her bag

revolvió en el bolso

he glanced about nervously

miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4.1. about (in the vicinity, in circulation) esp Brit :

is Teresa about?

¿Teresa anda por aquí?

there's not much traffic about today

hoy no hay mucho tráfico

she's about somewhere, she's somewhere about

I'm not usually about that early

no suelo estar allí/aquí tan temprano

there's a lot of flu about

hay mucha gente con gripe

he's very mean — there's a lot of it about

es muy tacaño — eso es algo que abunda

4.2. about (on all sides):

about esp Brit liter

por todas partes

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PRÄP

- Synonyme für about zeigen
- Feedback zu about

1.1. about (concerning):

a book about Greece

un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia

what's the play about?

¿de qué se trata la obra?

he wants to see you — what about?

quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?

she said nothing about that

no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso

about tonight: are you coming?

(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?

what was all that shouting about?

¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?

what about Helen? isn't she coming?

¿y Helen? ¿no viene?

and Helen? — what about Helen?

¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?

that's what it's all about

de eso se trata

politics is all about persuading people

en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente

I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?

no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?

she won — how about that!

ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!

what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about

espero que sepas lo que haces

I don't understand what he's about

no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

1.2. about (pertaining to):

there's something about him that I don't like

tiene algo que no me acaba de gustar

what's so unusual about that?

¿qué tiene eso de raro?

the place has a certain charm about it

el lugar tiene cierto encanto

2. about (engaged in):

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

¿me traes el libro de paso?

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

ya que estás ¿me traes el libro?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué tardaste tanto (en hacerlo)?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)? LatAm

3.1. about (in, on, through) esp Brit :

they were playing about the house

estaban jugando en la casa

he wandered about the empty streets

recorrió las calles vacías

3.2. about (encircling):

about liter

3.3. about (on one's person) Brit:

do you have a pencil about you?

¿tienes un lápiz?

I.float [Am floʊt, Brit fləʊt] VERB intr

- Synonyme für float zeigen
- Feedback zu float

1.2. float cloud/smoke:

flotar en el aire

a feather floated past on the breeze

una pluma pasó flotando en la brisa

1.3. float (move lightly):

float idea/image:

I felt I was floating on air

me sentí en el séptimo cielo or (como flotando) en las nubes

2. float FIN:

float currency:

II.float [Am floʊt, Brit fləʊt] VERB trans

- Synonyme für float zeigen
- Feedback zu float

1.1. float ship/boat:

2.1. float FIN (establish):

to float a company

introducir una compañía en Bolsa

to float a company

lanzar una compañía a Bolsa

a week after the company had been floated …

una semana después de que la compañía se cotizara por primera vez en bolsa …

a week after the company had been floated …

una semana después de que la compañía fuera lanzada a bolsa …

2.2. float FIN (offer for sale):

float shares/stock/bonds

2.3. float FIN (allow to fluctuate):

float currency

III.float [Am floʊt, Brit fləʊt] SUBST

- Synonyme für float zeigen
- Feedback zu float

1.1. float (for fishing):

1.2. float (in cistern, carburetor):

1.3. float (raft, platform):

plataforma f (flotante)

1.4. float (for buoyancy):

2.1. float (in parade):

carro m alegórico CSur Méx

2.2. float Brit:

furgoneta f (del reparto de leche)

3. float:

float (ready cash)

float HANDEL, FIN

(to provide change) a float of £20

20 libras en cambio or en monedas

4. float Am:

refresco o batido con helado

5. float (for plastering):

fratacho m RíoPl

Übersetzungen für float about im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

float about VERB intr, float around VERB intr ugs (circulate)

- Synonyme für float about zeigen
- Feedback zu float about

Übersetzungen für float about im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

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I.about [əˈbaʊt] PRÄP

- Synonyme für about zeigen
- Feedback zu about

2. about (surrounding):

the garden about the house

el jardín alrededor de la casa

3. about (in and through):

to go about a place

andar por un lugar

4. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

eso es lo que me gusta de él

5. about Brit (with):

I have no money about me

no llevo dinero encima

II.about [əˈbaʊt] ADV

- Synonyme für about zeigen
- Feedback zu about

2. about (approximately):

aproximadamente

about my size

más o menos de mi tamaño

round about 5 km

cerca de 5 kilómetros

más o menos aquí

about 5 years ago

hace unos cinco años

about twenty

to be somewhere about

estar por aquí

to have had just about enough of sth

estar harto de algo

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

3. about (almost):

to be (just) about ready

estar casi listo

4. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

5. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

estar a punto de hacer algo

I.float [fləʊt, Am floʊt] VERB intr

- Synonyme für float zeigen
- Feedback zu float

1. float in liquid, air:

boyar LatAm

to float to the surface

salir a la superficie

2. float (move aimlessly):

moverse sin rumbo

3. float WIRTSCH:

II.float [fləʊt, Am floʊt] VERB trans

- Synonyme für float zeigen
- Feedback zu float

1. float (keep afloat):

2. float WIRTSCH, FIN:

to float a business/company

lanzar una empresa/compañía a bolsa

3. float (air):

to float an idea/a plan

sugerir una idea/un plan

III.float [fləʊt, Am floʊt] SUBST

- Synonyme für float zeigen
- Feedback zu float

1. float NAUT:

float (for people)

salvavidas m inv

2. float (vehicle):

3. float Aus, Brit (cash):

float VERB

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It does not wallow or float about the place like a drunk, as so many of these things do and responds well to steering inputs. www.irishexaminer.com

We are born into language and float about in it all our lives. www.thestar.com

There it is literally in the foreground all evening, while the physical bodies float about behind, almost subliminally, in the background. www.theglobeandmail.com

And there's a nifty head-up display that projects key information onto the windscreen so that it appears to float about 2.5 metres ahead. www.joe.ie

All she did was float about carrying a lamp. www.dailymail.co.uk

The captions are projected onto the glasses and appear to float about 10 feet in front of the user. www.npr.org

When a toy balloon becomes partially deflated, it will often become neutrally buoyant and can float about the house a meter or two off the floor. en.wikipedia.org

You never have to crouch down to get through doorways and can easily float about in small spaces like, say, microscopic city apartments. www.thefrisky.com

Construction usually begins on a float about three to six months prior to the parade. www.nhl.com

Breaking this down, they have hooves, fan-like wings, a carapace and eyes that float about on what look like stalks of coral. www.thestar.com

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