flourish

flourish
1. verb
1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) florecer, crecer bien
2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) prosperar
3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) agitar, blandir

2. noun
1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) plumada
2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) ademán, movimiento ostentoso
3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) floreo
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flourish vb florecer
flourish
tr['flʌrɪʃ]
noun
1 (gesture) ademán nombre masculino, gesto teatral, gesto exagerado
2 (signature) rúbrica; (of pen) plumada
3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (guitar) floreo; (fanfare) toque nombre masculino de trompeta; (singing) floritura
transitive verb
1 (wave about) agitar, blandir
intransitive verb
1 (be successful) florecer, prosperar
■ business is flourishing el negocio está prosperando
2 (plant) crecer bien
flourish ['flərɪʃ] vi
thrive: florecer, prosperar, crecer (dícese de las plantas)
flourish vt
brandish: blandir
flourish n
: floritura f, floreo m
flourish
n.
• ademán s.m.
• floreo s.m.
• ostentación s.f.
• pincelada s.f.
• plumado s.m.
• rasgo s.m.
• rúbrica s.f.
v.
• blandir v.
• florear v.
• florecer v.
• lozanear v.
• prosperar v.

I
1. 'flɜːrɪʃ, 'flʌrɪʃ
intransitive verb \<\<artsade\>\> florecer*; \<\<business\>\> prosperar; \<\<plant\>\> darse* or crecer* bien

2.
vt \<\<stick/letter\>\> blandir, agitar

II
noun
a) (showy gesture) floreo m, floritura f
b) (embellishment) floritura f, firulete m (AmL); (in signature) rúbrica f
c) (Mus) (fanfare) fanfarria f
['flʌrɪʃ]
1.
N (=movement) floritura f , ademán m ostentoso; (under signature) rúbrica f ; (Mus) floreo m ; (=fanfare) toque m de trompeta

to do sth with a flourish — hacer algo con una floritura or con gesto triunfal

2.
VT [+ weapon, stick etc] blandir
3.
VI [plant etc] crecer; [person, business, civilization] florecer, prosperar
* * *

I
1. ['flɜːrɪʃ, 'flʌrɪʃ]
intransitive verb \<\<arts/trade\>\> florecer*; \<\<business\>\> prosperar; \<\<plant\>\> darse* or crecer* bien

2.
vt \<\<stick/letter\>\> blandir, agitar

II
noun
a) (showy gesture) floreo m, floritura f
b) (embellishment) floritura f, firulete m (AmL); (in signature) rúbrica f
c) (Mus) (fanfare) fanfarria f

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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