flutuar

[flu-tu-ˈar]

verb

to float

1. to remain suspended in a liquid or gas without sinking

The boat floats on the water.

O barco flutua na água.

2. to move gently and aimlessly through air or space

The balloon floated across the sky.

O balão flutuou pelo céu.

3. to be in an uncertain or undecided state

The stock price continues to float around $50.

O preço da ação continua a flutuar em torno de $50.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

flutuar

standard usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

flutuar

common in coastal contexts

São Paulo

flutuar

used in financial and technical contexts

Portugal

flutuar

standard European Portuguese usage

flutuar entre dois mundos (to be caught between two worlds)

deixar flutuar (to let things float/be uncertain)

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