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flourish

/ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ/ verbe C1

En français : fleurir, brandir

  1. To thrive or grow well. (intransitive) · The barley flourished in the warm weather.
  2. To prosper or fare well. (intransitive) · The town flourished with the coming of the railway.· The cooperation flourished as the customers rushed in the business.
  3. To be in a period of greatest influence. (intransitive) · His writing flourished before the war.
  4. To develop; to make thrive; to expand. (transitive)
  5. To make bold, sweeping movements with. (transitive) · They flourished the banner as they stormed the palace.· The squirrel flourished its fluffy tail about as an alarm signal after its narrow escape from the cat.
  6. To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion. (intransitive)
  7. To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions. (intransitive)
  8. To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures. (intransitive)

He/she/it flourishes · Prétérit flourished · Participe passé flourished · Forme en -ing flourishing

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Dans la bibliothèque

The notary solemnly took the pen, flourished it above his head, and said:
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 970 · C1
The Debating Club flourished and gave several concerts; there were one or two parties almost verging on grown-up affairs; there were sleigh drives and skating frolics galore.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 262 · C1
I envy you your beauty and your perfume.” The Rose replied, “I indeed, dear Amaranth, flourish but for a brief season!
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 93 · B2
The Greek e with the peculiar top flourish is distinctive.
The Valley of Fear, p. 1 · C1

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Mots, sens, prononciations et traductions tirés de Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) ; la fréquence de chaque mot vient de wordfreq. Transformé en ce dictionnaire par FluentPlex.