flotten
Translation
to float (logs), to raft, to refloat (a ship)
Examples
Man flottet das Holz den Fluss hinunter.
They float the wood down the river.
Es gelang ihnen, das Schiff wieder zu flotten.
They succeeded in refloating the ship.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) flotten to float (sth.) They float the wood down the river.
Similar Words
schwimmen (to swim), treiben (to drift)
Etymology
Related to 'die Flotte' (the fleet), from the concept of ships 'floating' on water.
Memory Tips
Imagine a whole 'Flotte' (fleet) of logs 'flotten' (floating) down a river.