afloat

à flot

Qui reste à la surface de l’eau sans couler.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : keep someone/something afloat (The life jacket kept her afloat.)

Synonymes : floating

Contraires : submerged

Expressions courantes : stay afloat, keep afloat, afloat on water

inondé

Recouvert d’eau sur laquelle flottent des objets.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : flooded, awash

Contraires : dry

Expressions courantes : deck afloat, floor afloat

à flot

À la surface de l’eau, sans couler.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : keep someone/something afloat (An empty barrel kept him afloat.)

Synonymes : on the water

Expressions courantes : keep someone afloat, stay afloat, afloat on water