Sentence examples of "floating" in English

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A ball is floating down the river. Un ballon descend la rivière en flottant.
The clouds floating in the sky are beautiful. Les nuages flottant dans le ciel sont magnifiques.
A white cloud is floating in the blue sky. Un nuage blanc flotte dans le ciel bleu.
A white cloud is floating in the blue summer sky. Un nuage blanc flotte dans le ciel bleu d'été.
Soon, I could only see her neck floating above the waves. Bientôt, je ne pus voir que son cou, flotter au-dessus des vagues.
A stone does not float. Une pierre ne flotte pas.
Wood floats, but iron sinks. Le bois flotte, mais le fer coule.
Dry leaves float on the water's surface. Des feuilles mortes flottent à la surface de l'eau.
A white cloud floats in the blue sky. Un nuage blanc flotte dans le ciel bleu.
The petals floated on the surface of the water. Les pétales flottaient sur la surface de l'eau.
Didn't you know that oil floats on water? Ne saviez-vous pas que l'huile flotte sur l'eau ?
A fallen leaf floated on the surface of the water. Une feuille morte flottait à la surface de l'eau.
One quality of oil is that it floats on water. Une des qualités de l'huile est qu'elle flotte sur l'eau.
The astronaut lost his grip on the wrench and all he could do was watch in dismay as it floated serenely away. L'astronaute perdit sa prise sur la clé anglaise et tout ce qu'il pouvait faire était de regarder avec désarroi tandis qu'elle s'éloignait sereinement en flottant.
Would God, I were the tender apple blossom, That floats and falls from off the twisted bough, To lie and faint within your silken bosom, Within your silken bosom as that does now. Dieu ferait-il que je sois un tendre bourgeon de pommier, qui flotte et du rameau tordu choit, pour se coucher et s'évanouir en votre sein de soie, en votre sein de soie comme il le fait séant.
My back teeth are floating... J'ai une de ces envies de pisser qui me prend à la gorge...
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