No. 5,109 in Spanish
flota
"Flota" means "fleet" in English, referring to a group of ships, vehicles, or aircraft.
In a sentence
La flota de barcos llegó al puerto al amanecer.
The fleet of ships arrived at the harbor at dawn.
Here, 'flota' refers to a group or fleet of ships.
Él flota en el agua sin esfuerzo gracias a su entrenamiento.
He floats on the water effortlessly thanks to his training.
In this case, 'flota' is the verb 'float' conjugated in third person singular present tense.
La empresa flota una nueva línea de autobuses para la ciudad.
The company launches a new bus line for the city.
Here, 'flota' is the verb 'float' used metaphorically for the action of setting something in motion or operation.
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