Floating vs Passing

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Floating

Top 2000 (courant)

Passing

Top 2000 (courant) C1 noun

	Floating	Passing
Prononciation	🇬🇧 //ˈfləʊ.tɪŋ// 🇺🇸 //ˈfloʊ.tɪŋ//	🇬🇧 /["/ˈpɑːsɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈpæsɪŋ/"]/
Sens	To stay on the surface of a liquid without sinking.	passer devant quelque chose ou quelqu'un ; ne pas s'arrêter going by something or someone; not stopping
Exemple	The boat was floating peacefully on the lake.	The colour of the wood darkens with the passing of time.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 2000 (courant)	Top 2000 (courant)
Niveau CEFR	-	C1
Nature grammaticale		noun
Collocations	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
Antonymes	sinking, submerged, drowning	stopping, remaining, lingering
Erreurs fréquentes	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.
Notes d'usage	Used to describe objects or living beings that are buoyant on water. Avoid in formal contexts unless describing scientific phenomena.	Utilisez 'passing' pour parler de quelque chose qui arrive vite ou d'une courte période. Ça peut aussi être une référence rapide à quelqu'un qui ne reste pas longtemps. À éviter dans un écrit formel. 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.

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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

Questions fréquentes : Floating vs Passing

Quelle est la différence entre Floating et Passing ?

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

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

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

Puis-je utiliser Floating et Passing de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Floating et Passing sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.