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1 flourish
['flʌrɪʃ] I1) (gesture) gesto m. platealeto do sth. with a flourish — fare qcs. con ostentazione
2) (detail, touch)with an emphatic flourish — con uno stile enfatico; (in a piece of music)
3) (in style) ghirigoro m., svolazzo m.II 1.verbo transitivo agitare, sventolare [ticket, document]2.verbo intransitivo [ plant] crescere rigoglioso, prosperare; [ bacteria] proliferare; [ child] crescere (sano e robusto); [firm, democracy] fiorire, prosperare* * *1. verb1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) essere fiorente; fiorire2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) prosperare3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) brandire2. noun1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) ghirigoro2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) gesto3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) fioritura, fanfara•* * *flourish /ˈflʌrɪʃ/n.1 gesto enfatico: He offered me the book with a flourish, mi ha offerto il libro con un ampio gesto del braccio5 abbellimento retorico; infiorettatura; espressione fiorita6 (mus.) fioritura; fiorettatura● (antiq.) in full flourish, in pieno rigoglio.(to) flourish /ˈflʌrɪʃ/A v. i.2 (bot.) attecchire; prosperare: Palm trees don't flourish in cold countries, le palme non prosperano nei paesi freddi3 (di movimento, scuola, ecc.) fiorire; svilupparsi; diffondersi; essere fiorente4 (di affari, impresa, ecc.) prosperare; essere fiorente; andare a gonfie vele6 (mus.) eseguire una fiorituraB v. t.1 agitare; sventolare; brandire; scuotere: He flourished a credit card, ha sventolato una carta di credito; to flourish one's sword, brandire la spada2 mettere in mostra; ostentare.* * *['flʌrɪʃ] I1) (gesture) gesto m. platealeto do sth. with a flourish — fare qcs. con ostentazione
2) (detail, touch)with an emphatic flourish — con uno stile enfatico; (in a piece of music)
3) (in style) ghirigoro m., svolazzo m.II 1.verbo transitivo agitare, sventolare [ticket, document]2.verbo intransitivo [ plant] crescere rigoglioso, prosperare; [ bacteria] proliferare; [ child] crescere (sano e robusto); [firm, democracy] fiorire, prosperare -
2 flourish flour·ish
['flʌrɪʃ]1. nabbellimento, (movement) gran gesto, (under signature) svolazzo, (Mus: fanfare) fanfara2. vi(gen) fiorire, (person) essere in piena forma, (writer, artist) avere successo, (business etc) prosperare3. vt(weapon, stick) brandire -
3 burgeon
['bɜːdʒən]verbo intransitivo form.1) [ plant] germogliare3) fig. (flourish) sbocciare, fiorire, prosperare* * *burgeon /ˈbɜ:dʒən/n.(poet.) gemma; germoglio.(to) burgeon /ˈbɜ:dʒən/v. i. (form.)1 germogliare; gemmare* * *['bɜːdʒən]verbo intransitivo form.1) [ plant] germogliare3) fig. (flourish) sbocciare, fiorire, prosperare -
4 bloom
I [bluːm]1) (flower) fiore m.2) (flowering) fioritura f.3) (on skin, fruit) lanugine f., peluria f.4) fig.II [bluːm]* * *[blu:m] 1. noun1) (a flower: These blooms are withering now.) fiore2) (the state of flowering: The flowers are in bloom.) fioritura3) (freshness: in the bloom of youth.) fiore2. verb(to flower or flourish: Daffodils bloom in the spring.) fiorire* * *[bluːm]1. n2. vi* * *bloom (1) /blu:m/n. [u]1 ( anche fig.) fiore; fioritura: The roses are in bloom, le rose sono in fiore; Jane is in the bloom of youth, Jane è nel fiore della giovinezza6 (TV) bagliore● (fig.) to take the bloom off st., fare avvizzire (o inaridire) qc.bloom (2) /blu:m/n.1 (metall.) lingotto sgrossato al laminatoio; massello; blumo; sbozzo2 massa di vetro fuso.(to) bloom (1) /blu:m/v. i.1 fiorire; sbocciare; essere in fiore2 (fig.) fiorire; sbocciare; svilupparsi: The little girl had bloomed into a beautiful woman, la ragazzina era diventata una donna bellissima3 (fig.) essere fiorente; risplendere: to be blooming with health, risplendere di salute; You're positively blooming!, sei un fiore; sei uno splendore!(to) bloom (2) /blu:m/v. t.(metall.) massellare; blumare; sbozzare.* * *I [bluːm]1) (flower) fiore m.2) (flowering) fioritura f.3) (on skin, fruit) lanugine f., peluria f.4) fig.II [bluːm] -
5 blossom
I ['blɒsəm]2) (flower) fiore m.II ['blɒsəm]verbo intransitivo fiorire, sbocciare; fig.to blossom (out) — fiorire, svilupparsi
* * *['blosəm] 1. noun(flowers, especially of a fruit tree: beautiful blossom; apple blossom.) fiore2. verb1) (to develop flowers: My plant has blossomed.) fiorire2) (to flourish: She blossomed into a beautiful woman.) diventare•* * *blossom /ˈblɒsəm/n.blossomingA a.B n. [u]blossomya.2 fiorito.(to) blossom /ˈblɒsəm/v. i.1 fiorire; sbocciare3 (fig.) svilupparsi; fiorire; sbocciare: Romance blossomed between them, tra di loro è sbocciata una passione romantica4 aprirsi; animarsi, diventare più vivace: Linda blossomed in the new environment, nel nuovo ambiente Linda è rifiorita* * *I ['blɒsəm]2) (flower) fiore m.II ['blɒsəm]verbo intransitivo fiorire, sbocciare; fig.to blossom (out) — fiorire, svilupparsi
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