English–Spanish
“float” in Spanish
How to say “float” in Spanish
“Float” in Spanish is flotar.
A small boat resting on the surface of the water.
Example sentences with flotar
El globo comenzó a flotar en el aire.
The balloon began to float in the air.
Tips for using flotar
- Spanish uses flotar mainly as an intransitive verb, so to cause something to float speakers say hacer flotar or poner a flote rather than use flotar transitively.
Other Spanish words for “float”
Durante la fiesta, la carroza decorada pasó por la plaza.
During the festival, the decorated float passed through the square.