| 主な訳語 |
WordReference English-Japanese Dictionary © 2026:
| float⇒ vi | (bob on surface: of water, etc.) (水面に) | 浮かぶ 、 浮く 自動
HHiraganaうかぶ 、 うく |
| | (水面・水中を) | 漂う 自動
HHiraganaただよう |
| | The science teacher showed the students that pumice can float. |
| float vi | (drift on wind) (空中を) | 漂う 、 浮遊する 自動
HHiraganaただよう 、 ふゆうする |
| | (空中に) | 浮かぶ 、 浮く 自動
HHiraganaうかぶ 、 うく |
| | The autumn leaves floated gently to the ground. |
| float [sth]⇒ vtr | (make bob on surface) | 浮かべる、流す 他動
HHiraganaうかべる、ながす |
| | The children were floating paper boats on the pond. |
| float n | (swimming: flotation aid) | 浮遊物 、 いかだ 名
HHiraganaふゆうぶつ 、 いかだ |
| | The survivor was found clinging to a float in the ocean. |
| float n | UK (decorated vehicle) (パレード用) | 山車、台車 名
HHiraganaだし、だいしゃ |
| | Paul built one of the floats in the parade. |
| float n | (on a fishing line) (浮かぶ物) | 浮体 、 浮遊物 名
HHiraganaふたい 、 ふゆうぶつ |
| | (釣り) | うき 名
HHiraganaうき |
| | Karen attached a float to her line to keep the lure from getting trapped on the lake bed. |
| float n | (device: measures water level) | （フロート式）水位計 名
HHiragana（ふろーとしき）すいいけい |
| | The gauge used a float to measure the water level. |
| float n | UK (shop: money to use as change) | （釣銭用の）小銭 名
HHiragana（つりせんようの）こぜに |
| | Don't take all the money from the till to the bank. We need to keep some back for tomorrow's float or we won't be able to give anyone any change! |
| float [sth] vtr | figurative (idea: propose) | 持ち出す、打診する、提案する 他動
HHiraganaもちだす、だしんする、ていあんする |
| | Agnes floated the idea of working a four-day week and closing the office on Fridays, but her boss wasn't keen. |
float [sth] to [sb],
float [sth] by [sb] vtr + prep | (idea: suggest to [sb]) (アイディアなど) | ～を～に提案する 他動
HHiragana～を～にていあんする |
| | Ron went to his boss to float an idea by him, but he didn't get a meeting. |
| それ以外の訳語 |
WordReference English-Japanese Dictionary © 2026:
| float n | uncountable (finance: currency) (金融) | 未決済小切手の総額 、 フロート 名
HHiraganaみけっさいこぎってのそうがく 、 ふろーと |
| | The Federal Reserve keeps track of weekly and seasonal trends in the amount of float. |
| float n | figurative (finance: stocks) (金融) | 浮動株、フロート 名
HHiraganaふどうかぶ、ふろーと |
| | The investor didn't have enough float to trade on the market. |
| float n | (thing that floats) | 浮き、フロート 名
HHiraganaうき、ふろーと |
| | Richard relaxed on a float in the pool. |
| float n | (for water landing) | フロート 名
HHiraganaふろーと |
| | The seaplane damaged a float as it landed. |
| float n | (platform on water) | 浮桟橋、ポンツーン、フロート 名
HHiraganaうきさんばし、ぽんつーん、ふろーと |
| | Michael swam out to the float to dive. |
| float⇒ vi | figurative (exchange rate: fluctuate) | 変動する 自動
HHiraganaへんどうする |
| | China doesn't allow its currency to float, but instead ties it to the value of the US Dollar. |