raft

S2 W2

BrE /rɑːft/ AmE /ræft/

noun / verb en → es

1 BOAT [noun] A2

a small boat made of wood, plastic, or rubber that is used for floating on water

balsa, bote de goma

Collocations raft down a river

  • They went rafting on the Colorado River.

    Fueron de balsa por el río Colorado.

2 FOUNDATION [noun] B1

the basic part of something that supports or helps to develop it

fundamento, base

Collocations raft of ideas

  • The company's success was built on a solid raft of new products.

    El éxito de la empresa se basó en una sólida base de nuevos productos.

3 RAFT [intransitive] B1

to make or use a raft to travel on water

hacer una balsa, navegar en balsa

Collocations raft down a river

  • We decided to raft the rapids.

    Decidimos navegar en balsa por las rápids.

4 SUPPORT [transitive] B2

to support or help something to develop

apoyar, respaldar

  • raft a project
  • The government will raft the new initiative.

    El gobierno apoyará la nueva iniciativa.