flotte

/flɔt/flotter
1.
nounfeminine

water (informal)

rain (informal, colloquial)

Prends un parapluie, il tombe de la flotte.

Take an umbrella, it's pouring.

Synonyms:eau, pluie
2.
nounfeminine

fleet (naval)

La flotte a quitté le port ce matin.

The fleet left the harbor this morning.

Synonyms:escadre, armada
3.
verbInd1stPresSing1,3

to float (be buoyant)

to hover/float in the air; to flutter

to linger/waft (of a smell, atmosphere)

to be undecided or to waver (figurative)

Le bateau flotte sur le lac.

The boat is floating on the lake.

Synonyms:surnager, planer, hésiter
flotte - French Definition & Examples