Translation of "Flotter" in English

Flotter est facile.

Floating is easy.

- J'avais l'impression de flotter.
- Il avait l'impression de flotter.

He felt as if he were floating.

J’avais l’impression de flotter,

I felt like I was floating,

Il avait l'impression de flotter.

He felt as if he were floating.

Pour empêcher le métro de flotter.

to prevent the subway from floating up.

Un drapeau en lambeaux qui continue de flotter au vent.

A tattered flag which continues to flutter in the wind.

Le magicien a fait flotter la jeune femme dans l'air.

The magician made the young lady float into the air.

Bientôt, je ne pus voir que son cou, flotter au-dessus des vagues.

Soon, I could only see her neck floating above the waves.

Il voit flotter épars les débris d'Ilion, / en devine la cause, et reconnaît Junon.

... beholds Troy's navy scattered far and nigh, / and by the waves and ruining heaven oppressed / the Trojan crews. Nor failed he to espy / his sister's wiles and hatred.

été retenus, alors que les Autrichiens faisaient flotter des obstacles en aval pour briser les ponts fragiles.

were held up, as the Austrians floated obstacles  downriver to smash the fragile bridges.

En vouant ses dernières prières, avant de se décider à se laisser flotter et être dévoré, il vit un homme regarder par dessus le gaillard du brick : il leva les deux mains ; il s'agita au-dessus de la surface, et, par l'incongruité de ses mouvements, il attira heureusement l'attention.

In the act of offering up his last prayer ere he made up his mind to float and be eaten, he saw a man look over the quarter of the brig : he raised both his hands ; he jumped himself up in the water, and, by the singularity of his motions fortunately attracted notice.