¿Significado visual de 'floaters'? - aprender con imágenes, ejemplos de la vida diaria

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noun

Flotadores

Agent noun of float; one who or that which floats.

"Sentence:

"The colorful rubber ducks were the best floaters in the bathtub." "

Los patos de goma de colores eran los mejores flotadores en la bañera.

physics nautical medicine

noun

Un suplente, un trabajador temporal

An employee of a company who does not have fixed tasks to do but fills in wherever needed, usually when someone else is away.

"Because several team members were on vacation, the company relied heavily on its floaters to cover various departments. "

Debido a que varios miembros del equipo estaban de vacaciones, la empresa dependía en gran medida de sus suplentes para cubrir varios departamentos.

job business organization work

noun

Jugador no afiliado

An unaffiliated player.

"Because the team captains already chose their players, the remaining students were floaters, waiting to be picked as substitutes if anyone got hurt. "

Debido a que los capitanes del equipo ya eligieron a sus jugadores, los estudiantes restantes eran jugadores no afiliados, esperando ser elegidos como suplentes si alguien se lesionaba.

group sport

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Votantes flotantes, votantes comprados

A voter who shifts from party to party, especially one whose vote can be purchased.

"During the local election, both campaigns tried to win over the floaters with promises of better schools and lower taxes. "

Durante las elecciones locales, ambas campañas intentaron ganarse a los votantes flotantes con promesas de mejores escuelas y menores impuestos.

politics government

noun

Una persona, como un delegado a una convención o un miembro de una legislatura, que representa un distrito electoral irregular

A person, such as a delegate to a convention or a member of a legislature, who represents an irregular constituency, such as one formed by a union of the voters of two counties neither of which has a number sufficient to be allowed a (or an extra) representative of its own.

"The two counties' voters united to elect floaters to represent them in the state legislature. "

Los votantes de los dos condados se unieron para elegir a personas que los representaran en la legislatura estatal.

politics government state

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Persona que vota ilegalmente en varios colegios electorales o distritos electorales

One who votes illegally in various polling places or election districts, either under false registration made by himself or under the name of some properly registered person who has not already voted.

"The news report described how floaters, using stolen identities and multiple fake registrations, tried to rig the local election. "

El informe de noticias describió cómo las personas que votan ilegalmente, utilizando identidades robadas y múltiples registros falsos, intentaron amañar las elecciones locales.

politics government law

noun

Hombre extra, acompañante

An "extra" male at a dinner party, or a young friend of the hostess, whose assignment is to entertain the female guests.

""Since there were more women than men invited to Sarah's party, she asked a few of her younger cousins to be floaters and keep the female guests company." "

Como había más mujeres que hombres invitados a la fiesta de Sarah, les pidió a algunos de sus primos más jóvenes que fueran acompañantes y que hicieran compañía a las invitadas.

culture entertainment society human person tradition family

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Moscas volantes, cuerpos flotantes

A threadlike speck in the visual field that seems to move, possibly caused by degeneration of the vitreous humour.

"After staring at the computer screen all day, I noticed some annoying floaters drifting across my vision. "

Después de mirar fijamente la pantalla de la computadora todo el día, noté algunas molestas moscas volantes que se movían por mi visión.

medicine physiology body sensation organ

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Cadáver flotante

(police jargon) A corpse floating in a body of water.

"The police were called to the lake after someone reported seeing two floaters near the dock. "

La policía fue llamada al lago después de que alguien informara haber visto dos cadáveres flotantes cerca del muelle.

police body nautical

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Un trozo de heces que flota

A piece of faeces that floats.

"He left a floater in the toilet."

Dejó un trozo de heces que flota en el inodoro.

body physiology

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Aprovechado, parásito

(by extension) Someone who attaches themselves to a group of people, much to the dismay of that group, and repeatedly shows up to participate in group activities despite attempts to get rid of, or “flush,” that person.

"The soccer team's floaters were a constant problem, showing up at every practice despite the coach's repeated attempts to discourage their presence. "

Los aprovechados del equipo de fútbol eran un problema constante, apareciendo en cada práctica a pesar de los repetidos intentos del entrenador por desalentar su presencia.

person group attitude

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Póliza que cubre bienes en más de una ubicación o que pueden estar en tránsito

A policy covering property at more than one location or which may be in transit.

""Because my photography equipment travels with me for work, I need to add floaters to my insurance policy to cover it both at home and while on location." "

Debido a que mi equipo de fotografía viaja conmigo por trabajo, necesito agregar una póliza que cubra bienes en tránsito a mi póliza de seguro para cubrirlo tanto en casa como en el lugar de trabajo.

property insurance

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Bono de tipo flotante

A floating rate bond.

""Investors often buy floaters because their interest payments increase when market interest rates rise, protecting their investment from inflation." "

Los inversores suelen comprar bonos de tipo flotante porque sus pagos de intereses aumentan cuando suben los tipos de interés del mercado, protegiendo su inversión de la inflación.

finance business economy asset

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Flotador

A maneuver in which a surfer transitions above the unbroken face of the wave onto the lip, or on top of the breaking section of the wave.

"The surfer executed several impressive floaters, riding right on top of the crashing waves. "

El surfista ejecutó varios flotadores impresionantes, cabalgando justo encima de las olas rompiendo.

sport action ocean sailing

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Una moneda que no gira cuando se lanza al aire

A coin which does not spin when thrown in the air.

""The cashier quickly rejected the coins, saying, 'These two are floaters; they won't work in the machine.'" "

El cajero rechazó rápidamente las monedas, diciendo: 'Estas dos son monedas que no giran; no funcionarán en la máquina.'

finance economy business

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Un pie floater

A pie floater.

"For dessert, she ordered a plate of pie floaters. "

De postre, pidió un plato de pie floaters.

food

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Sandalias

A sandal.

"Because the beach was so hot, I decided to wear my floaters instead of sneakers. "

Como la playa estaba muy caliente, decidí usar mis sandalias en lugar de zapatillas deportivas.

wear style item

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Mejillones de río

A kind of river mussel (genus Anodonta).

"The biologist collected several floaters from the river for her research project. "

La bióloga recolectó varios mejillones de río del río para su proyecto de investigación.

animal biology organism nature environment

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Libro que circula entre los presos y no forma parte de la biblioteca oficial de la prisión

A book circulated between prisoners that is not part of the official prison library.

""Since prison authorities confiscated all the floaters, the inmates had nothing to read but the approved library books." "

Dado que las autoridades penitenciarias confiscaron todos los libros que circulaban entre los presos, los reclusos no tenían nada que leer más que los libros aprobados de la biblioteca.

literature writing entertainment law communication