flow

I [fləʊ]

nome flusso m. (anche fig.); (of blood) circolazione f., flusso m.; (of water, electricity) flusso m., corrente f.; (of words) fiume m.

to go with the flow — colloq. seguire la corrente

to be in full flow — fig. essere nel bel mezzo del discorso

traffic flow — flusso del traffico, circolazione

II [fləʊ]

verbo intransitivo

1) (move) [liquid, gas] fluire (into in)

to flow in, back — affluire, rifluire

to flow downwards — scorrere verso il basso

to flow past sth. — oltrepassare qcs.

to flow from — sgorgare da

the river flows into the sea — il fiume sfocia o si getta in mare

2) (be continuous) [conversation, words] fluire, scorrere; [wine, beer] scorrere a fiumi

3) (circulate) [blood] circolare, scorrere; [electricity] passare (through, round in)

4) (move gracefully) [hair] ricadere morbidamente; [dress] ondeggiare; [pen] scorrere (across su)

5) geogr. [tide] salire, montare

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[fləu] 1. verb

1) (to move along in the way that water does: The river flowed into the sea.) fluire

2) ((of the tide) to rise: The boat left the harbour when the tide began to flow.) salire

2. noun

(the act of flowing: a flow of blood; the flow of traffic.) flusso

- flow chart

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I [fləʊ]

nome flusso m. (anche fig.); (of blood) circolazione f., flusso m.; (of water, electricity) flusso m., corrente f.; (of words) fiume m.

to go with the flow — colloq. seguire la corrente

to be in full flow — fig. essere nel bel mezzo del discorso

traffic flow — flusso del traffico, circolazione

II [fləʊ]

verbo intransitivo

1) (move) [liquid, gas] fluire (into in)

to flow in, back — affluire, rifluire

to flow downwards — scorrere verso il basso

to flow past sth. — oltrepassare qcs.

to flow from — sgorgare da

the river flows into the sea — il fiume sfocia o si getta in mare

2) (be continuous) [conversation, words] fluire, scorrere; [wine, beer] scorrere a fiumi

3) (circulate) [blood] circolare, scorrere; [electricity] passare (through, round in)

4) (move gracefully) [hair] ricadere morbidamente; [dress] ondeggiare; [pen] scorrere (across su)

5) geogr. [tide] salire, montare