flotar

Definitions of flotar
  1. verb
    wander from a direct course or at random
    synonyms: derivar, ser llevado
    deambular, derivar, ser llevado, vagabundear, vagar
    move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
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    type of:
    desplazarse, ir, moverse
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  2. verb
    move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
    synonyms: deambular, derivar, ser llevado, vagabundear, vagar
    derivar, ser llevado
    wander from a direct course or at random
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    type of:
    desplazarse, ir, moverse
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  3. verb
    be in motion due to some air or water current
    synonyms: derivar, nadar, ser llevado
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    type of:
    desplazarse, ir, moverse
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  4. verb
    set afloat
    synonyms: nadar
    nadar
    be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
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    type of:
    deportar, transportar
    move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
  5. verb
    be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
    synonyms: nadar
    nadar
    set afloat
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    antonyms:
    hundirse, naufragar, sumergirse, sumirse
    go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
    hundir, sumergir, sumir
    cause to sink
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    type of:
    desplazarse, ir, moverse
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  6. verb
    hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
    synonyms: dejar suspendido, estar suspendido, revolotear
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    type of:
    navegar, volar
    travel through the air; be airborne
  7. verb
    be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
    synonyms: levitar
  8. verb
    move to and fro
    synonyms: revolotear
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    type of:
    vacilar
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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