float
verb
1 verb stay, move on surface TRANSITIVEcuir ar snámh
2 verb move in liquid INTRANSITIVEbheith ar snámh it floated to the surface tháinig sé go barr uisceShow full entry
3 verb hang, move in air INTRANSITIVEbheith ar foluain the clouds were floating above us bhí na scamaill ar foluain os ár gcionnsnow floated down on the hills thit sneachta go mall réidh ar na cnoic 4 verb move casually INTRANSITIVEbheith ag fánaíocht bheith ag crochadh thart bheith ag bodaireacht I floated around for a year bhí mé ag fánaíocht thart ar feadh blianashe floated from one job to another chuaigh sí ó phost go post 5 verb move lightly, gracefully INTRANSITIVEsiúil go grástúilsiúil go seoltahe floated onto the stage shiúil sé amach ar an ardán go seolta, shiúil sé amach ar an ardán go héadrom ar a chos 6 verb be audible INTRANSITIVEbheith le cloisteáil the music floated from the room bhí an ceol le cloisteáil ón seomra 7 verb of perfume, odour INTRANSITIVEa nasty smell floats from the factory bíonn boladh bréan ón monarcha, tagann boladh bréan ón monarcha 8 verb idea, suggestion TRANSITIVEcuir i láthair cuir chun cinn to float a few ideas cúpla smaoineamh a chur i láthairsome names have already been floated tá roinnt ainmneacha luaite cheana féin, tá roinnt ainmneacha curtha chun cinn cheana féin 9 verb FIN shares, company
TRANSITIVEbunaigh go poiblícuir ar an stocmhalartán
INTRANSITIVEthe company floated in May cuireadh an comhlacht ar an stocmhalartán i mí na Bealtaine
10 verb FIN fluctuate in value INTRANSITIVEluainigh verbbheith ag ardú agus ag ísliúthe price is floating tá an praghas ag luainiú 11 verb SPOR send ball TRANSITIVEseol verb to float the ball over the bar an liathróid a sheoladh thar an trasnánnoun
12 noun SWIM for learner swimmersnámhán masc1 13 noun FISH on fishing linebleaindí masc4 buimbiléad masc1 14 noun FIN of shares, companybefore the float sular cuireadh an comhlacht ar an stocmhalartán 15 noun AERO on seaplanesnámhán masc1 16 noun AUTO vehicleflóta masc4 17 noun FIN, COMM cashairgead beagcúlchnap masc1 18 noun DRINK (especially US) drinkflóta masc4 19 noun ZOOL of marine animalsnámhán masc1 20 noun ENG of valvesnámhán masc1 float switch snámhlasc fem2 21 noun for plasteringbarrmhíneadóir masc3 míneadóir masc3 22 noun contingency timeteagmhas masc1 am breise you need float time in the programme fág beagán solúbthachta sa chlár