Polyglot Dictionary

flutuar

/flutuˈaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
flutuo
preterite (eu)
flutuei
past participle
flutuado

Meaning

  1. to float

    • O barco flutua.

      The boat floats.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

boiar

boiar is more colloquial, and also means "to be lost or confused," like "estou boiando," I'm lost; flutuar is more general or formal — both mean "to float."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

flotar

flotar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to float."

French

flotter

flotter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to float."

Practice

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