flutuar — meaning in English

English meaning

• float verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
• waft verb To move, or make something move, gently through the air.

Senses

flutuar is used for these senses in English:

• float (transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
• waft (intransitive) To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.

float — full definition

1. verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
2. verb To drift gently through the air.
3. verb To suggest an idea for people to consider.
4. verb To sell a company's shares to the public for the first time on a stock exchange.
5. noun A device that keeps something buoyant in water.

waft — full definition

1. verb To move, or make something move, gently through the air.
2. verb To be carried or move along on air or water; to float.
3. verb To signal to someone by waving, especially to call them over.

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