Meaning
floating
- resting or moving on the surface of a liquid without sinking
In a sentence
I soccorritori hanno allestito un ponte galleggiante per attraversare il fiume.
The rescuers set up a floating bridge to cross the river.
Abbiamo visto diversi detriti galleggianti vicino alla riva del lago.
We saw several floating pieces of debris near the lake shore.
La piattaforma galleggiante ospiterà il concerto estivo sul mare.
The floating platform will host the summer concert on the sea.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| galleggiante | masculine · singular |
| galleggiante | feminine · singular |
| galleggianti | masculine · plural |
| galleggianti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Present participle of 'galleggiare'; commonly used both as an adjective and as a masculine noun meaning 'float' or 'buoy'.
- As an adjective, it has identical masculine and feminine forms ending in -e.