What does flot in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word flot in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use flot in French.

The word flot in French means swell, surge, flood, ribbon, be afloat, torrent of words, keep afloat, get afloat again. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word flot

swell, surge

nom masculin (grand mouvement de liquide) (tide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les flots sont déchaînés lors des grandes marées.
Swells are set off during spring tides.

flood

nom masculin (figuré (grande quantité liquide) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a versé un flot de larmes.
She shed a flood of tears.

ribbon

nom masculin (récompense équestre) (award)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a gagné ce flot au concours hippique de Fontainebleau.
She won that ribbon at the Fontainebleau horse show.

be afloat

locution verbale (figuré (ne pas avoir de problème financier) (financially: figurative)

Tu peux la racheter, cette entreprise est à flot. Cette entreprise est maintenant à flots.

torrent of words

nom masculin (logorrhée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

keep afloat

locution verbale (éviter de justesse les ennuis) (figurative)

Le jeune entrepreneur a du mal à maintenir son entreprise à flot.

get afloat again

locution verbale (sortir de difficultés financières) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il fallut 3 ans pour remettre cette entreprise à flot.

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