Floating vs Passing

Quando usar cada um em inglês, com significado, registro e exemplos.

Floating

Top 2000 (comum)

Passing

Top 2000 (comum) C1 noun

	Floating	Passing
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 //ˈfləʊ.tɪŋ// 🇺🇸 //ˈfloʊ.tɪŋ//	🇬🇧 /["/ˈpɑːsɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈpæsɪŋ/"]/
Significado	To stay on the surface of a liquid without sinking.	passar por algo ou alguém; não parar going by something or someone; not stopping
Exemplo	The boat was floating peacefully on the lake.	The colour of the wood darkens with the passing of time.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quão comum	Top 2000 (comum)	Top 2000 (comum)
Nível CEFR	-	C1
Classe gramatical		noun
Colocações	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
Antônimos	sinking, submerged, drowning	stopping, remaining, lingering
Erros comuns	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.	Use 'passing' para se referir a algo que acontece rapidamente ou a um curto período de tempo. Também pode se referir a uma menção casual de alguém que não vai ficar muito tempo. Evite na escrita 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.

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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

Perguntas frequentes: Floating vs Passing

Qual é a diferença entre Floating e Passing?

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

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

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

Posso usar Floating e Passing de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. Floating e Passing são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.