afloat

schwimmend

An der Wasseroberfläche bleibend, ohne zu sinken.

In einfachem Englisch: Staying on the surface of water without sinking.

• The little boat is still afloat.
• He held the wood to stay afloat.
• Several empty bottles were afloat on the pond.

So benutzt man es: keep someone/something afloat (The life jacket kept her afloat.)

Synonyme: floating

Gegenteile: submerged

Häufige Wendungen: stay afloat, keep afloat, afloat on water

überflutet

Von Wasser bedeckt, auf dem Gegenstände schwimmen.

In einfachem Englisch: Covered in water, with things floating on it.

• The deck was afloat after the storm.
• Heavy rain left the cabin floor afloat.
• By morning, the lower rooms were afloat.

Synonyme: flooded, awash

Gegenteile: dry

Häufige Wendungen: deck afloat, floor afloat

auf dem Wasser

An der Wasseroberfläche, ohne zu sinken.

In einfachem Englisch: On the surface of water without sinking.

• Her jacket kept her afloat.
• The damaged boat remained afloat all night.
• Can this piece of wood stay afloat?

So benutzt man es: keep someone/something afloat (An empty barrel kept him afloat.)

Synonyme: on the water

Häufige Wendungen: keep someone afloat, stay afloat, afloat on water