flutuar

to float, to drift

f l u t w a ɾ
flutu float; drift + ar Infinitive
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, future tense Rare #32,520
to float, to drift Often means to stay on or move gently through a liquid or air without sinking; it can also describe something suspended or drifting in the air.
PO: A folha começou a flutuar na água.
EN: The leaf began to float on the water.
Conjugation of flutuar
Present
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third flutua flutuam
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second flutua —
flutuar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First flutuar —
Third flutuar —

Gostaria de deixar de flutuar eternamente nas alturas.

I would like to stop floating eternally in the heights.

— Asas do Desejo (1987)

Quero te ver flutuar, como um cadáver.

I want to see you float, like a corpse.

— E Sua Mãe Também (2001)

Ele olha a poeira flutuar através dos raios de Sol sobre sua cabeça.

He watches the dust float through the sunbeams above his head.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Tudo seria mais fácil se pudéssemos flutuar.

Everything would be easier if we could float.

Bill, se você vier comigo, você também poderá flutuar.

Bill, if you come with me, you'll be able to float too.

O ministro só não quer afundar na merda, só precisa flutuar nela.

The minister just doesn’t want to sink in shit; he only needs to float in it.

— Agente Zeta (2026)

Eu amo flutuar na água.

I love floating in the water.