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il flottait

was floating, was drifting, was fluttering, was flying

→ flotter
flott float + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #33,318
was floating, was drifting
FR: Une feuille flottait sur l’eau.
EN: A leaf was floating on the water.
was fluttering, was flying
FR: Le drapeau flottait au vent.
EN: The flag was fluttering in the wind.
Conjugation of flotter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third flottait flottaient

Le drapeau rouge flottait au sommet du mât.

The red flag was flying at the top of the mast.

Une feuille morte flottait à la surface de l'eau.

A dead leaf floated on the surface of the water.

Un parfum flottait dans l'appartement.

A scent lingered in the apartment.

— Lust, Caution (2007)

La même odeur flottait dans l'air.

The same smell hung in the air.

Ils ont dû le toucher quand il flottait et le ramener ici.

They must have touched it while it was floating and brought it back here.

— Star Trek VI : Terre inconnue (1991)

L'odeur des roses flottait dans l'air.

The scent of roses lingered in the air.

C'est comme si tout flottait.

It's as if everything were floating.

— L'Arche russe (2002)

À ma grande surprise, mon canot flottait bien là où il devait être.

Much to my surprise, my canoe was floating right where it was supposed to be.

Le drapeau rouge-blanc flottait au vent.

The red and white flag fluttered in the wind.

Pendant la coupe du monde, notre drapeau flottait partout.

During the World Cup, our flag was flying everywhere.

— La Vague (2008)

Une forte odeur de marijuana flottait dans l'air.

A strong smell of marijuana hung in the air.