♦ flow

♦ flow
♦ flow /fləʊ/
n.
1 flusso; corrente: the flow of blood, il flusso del sangue; (fisiol.) menstrual flow, flusso mestruale; to swim against the flow, nuotare contro la corrente (di un fiume)
2 portata; flusso: a spring with a constant flow of water, una sorgente d'acqua a portata costante
3 flusso (della marea); marea montante: ebb and flow, flusso e riflusso
4 (fig.) flusso; corrente; scorrimento; afflusso; susseguirsi; (il) fluire: the flow of traffic, il flusso del traffico; a flow of words, un flusso di parole; a flow of visitors, un susseguirsi di visite; the flow of supplies, l'afflusso dei rifornimenti; (comm. est.) the flow of trade, le correnti di scambio; the flow of conversation, il fluire della conversazione
5 (fis., elettr.) flusso; corrente
6 (comput.) flusso
7 (econ., fin.) flusso; afflusso; gettito: flow of capital, flusso di capitali; flow of cash (o cash flow) flusso di fondi; flusso finanziario; (rag.) flusso di cassa; flow line, linea di flusso
8 (autom., = traffic flow) circolazione
9 (geol.) colata
● (ecol.) flow bog, torbiera fluttuante □ (metall.) flow brazing, brasatura a colata □ flow chart ► flowchart □ (org. az.) flow process, dinamica del lavoro □ (econ.) flow production, produzione a flusso continuo □ flow sheet ► flowchart □ (mecc.) flow soldering, saldatura a onda □ to be in full flow, essere lanciato (a parlare); parlare a ruota libera □ (fig.) to go with the flow, prendere le cose come vengono.
♦ (to) flow /fləʊ/
A v. i.
1 scorrere; fluire: The river flows through the plain, il fiume scorre nella pianura
2 sgorgare; fuoriuscire; uscire: Blood flowed from the wounds, dalla ferita usciva sangue
3 (di fiume) sfociare
4 (fig.) scorrere; procedere; fluire: Traffic was flowing freely, il traffico scorreva liberamente; The conversation flowed smoothly, la conversazione procedeva senza intoppi
5 (di folla, ecc.) affluire; riversarsi: The demonstrators flowed into the square, i dimostranti si sono riversati nella piazza
6 (di stile) essere scorrevole
7 (di capelli, abito, ecc.) ricadere morbidamente; scendere
8 derivare; essere conseguenza (di); procedere; provenire
9 (mecc.) subire la deformazione plastica
10 to flow with, essere inondato, coperto di (un liquido)
11 (fig., letter.) to flow with, essere pieno di; abbondare di: (Bibbia) a land flowing with milk and honey, una terra dove scorrono latte e miele
12 (della marea) montare; salire
B v. t.
inondare
● (fig.) to flow over sb., (di critica, ecc.) scorrere su q. come acqua; non aver effetto su q.; lasciare q. imperturbato □ (fig.) to flow with the tide, seguire la corrente.

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