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to float
to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp
to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
子供たちは紙の船を池に浮かした。
The children floated paper boats on the pond.
紙コップを水に浮かしている様子が面白い。
It is interesting to watch a paper cup floating on water.
バルーンを空に浮かすと子供たちが歓声を上げた。
When we floated balloons into the sky, the children cheered.