

Regarde, le morceau de bois flotte sur l'eau !
[ʁəɡaʁd, lə mɔʁso də bwa flɔt syʁ lo !]
Look, the piece of wood is floating on the water!
Les enfants aiment regarder les bateaux flotter sur le lac.
[lez‿ ɑ̃fɑ̃ ɛm ʁəɡaʁde le bato flɔte syʁ lə lak.]
The children like watching the boats float on the lake.
Sans gilet, mon fils n'arrive pas à flotter.
[sɑ̃ ʒilɛ, mɔ̃ fis naʁiv pa a flɔte.]
Without a life jacket, my son can't float.
"flotter" is in the lesson "Verbs 17" (Level 29), along with 10 other useful words. LinDuo has 180 topic lessons like this one, 2,375 words in total. Every word has an illustration, a transcription and pronunciation in a female and a male voice. Just 10–15 minutes a day is enough to learn them all. Free, and works offline.