Floating vs Passing

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

Floating

Top 2000 (común)

Passing

Top 2000 (común) C1 noun

	Floating	Passing
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 //ˈfləʊ.tɪŋ// 🇺🇸 //ˈfloʊ.tɪŋ//	🇬🇧 /["/ˈpɑːsɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈpæsɪŋ/"]/
Significado	To stay on the surface of a liquid without sinking.	pasar por algo o alguien; no detenerse going by something or someone; not stopping
Ejemplo	The boat was floating peacefully on the lake.	The colour of the wood darkens with the passing of time.
Registro	Neutral	Neutral
Qué tan común	Top 2000 (común)	Top 2000 (común)
Nivel CEFR	-	C1
Categoría gramatical		noun
Colocaciones	floating debris, floating dock, floating market, floating island, floating point	untimely, lament, mourn, mark, the passing of the years, the passing of time, untimely, lament, mourn, mark, the passing of the years, the passing of time
Antónimos	sinking, submerged, drowning	stopping, remaining, lingering
Errores comunes	Confused with 'floting' - spelling error., Using 'floating' when describing something that is not buoyant., Incorrectly implying motion; 'floating' suggests rest on the surface.	Confused with 'passing' as in 'passing an exam' instead of the action of moving by., Used incorrectly in phrases like 'passing go' which are not standard., Forget to use 'by' when mentioning something or someone while passing.
Notas de uso	Used to describe objects or living beings that are buoyant on water. Avoid in formal contexts unless describing scientific phenomena.	Usa 'passing' cuando te refieres a algo que sucede rápido o en un corto período de tiempo. También puede referirse a una mención casual de alguien que no se queda mucho tiempo. Evita en escritura formal. Use 'passing' when referring to something that happens quickly or a short amount of time. It can also refer to a casual reference to someone who is not staying long. Avoid in formal writing.

Míralo en clips reales

Been floating through space too long?

Floating

mostly to people passing through,

and saw the killing through the last two cars of the passing elevated train, right?

Sherlock › S1 E1

Oh, just passing the time.

mostly to people passing through,

and saw the killing through the last two cars of the passing elevated train, right?

Passing

Preguntas frecuentes: Floating vs Passing

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Floating y Passing?

Floating: To stay on the surface of a liquid without sinking. Passing: going by something or someone; not stopping

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

Floating: The boat was floating peacefully on the lake. Passing: The colour of the wood darkens with the passing of time.

¿Puedo usar Floating y Passing indistintamente?

No siempre. Floating y Passing están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.