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A n2 (detail, touch) with a rhetorical ou an emphatic flourish avec emphase ; the show began with a flourish la représentation commença de façon grandiose ; ( in a piece of music) the final flourish le bouquet final ; the opening flourish le brio des premiers accords ;3 ( ornamental) ( in style) fioriture f ; to sign sth with a flourish signer qch d'un paraphe or d'un grand trait de plume.C vi [tree, plant, bacteria] prospérer ; [child] s'épanouir ; [firm, democracy] prospérer ; the family is flourishing la famille est en pleine forme. -
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flourish ['flʌrɪʃ](business, economy, plant) prospérer; (arts, literature etc) fleurir, s'épanouir; (in health) être en pleine forme ou santé(wave, brandish → sword, diploma) brandir3 noun∎ with an elaborate flourish of his hat avec un grand mouvement de chapeau;∎ to carry things off with a flourish faire les choses avec panache;∎ with a flourish of his sword en faisant un moulinet avec son épée(c) (in musical or written style) fioriture f;∎ a flourish of trumpets une fanfare;∎ a little literary flourish un petit effet de style -
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flourish [ˈflʌrɪ∫][plants, business, town, market] prospérer• racism and crime flourished in poor areas le racisme et la criminalité se développaient dans les quartiers pauvres* * *['flʌrɪʃ] 1.1) ( gesture) geste m théâtralwith a flourish — [do] de façon théâtrale
2) (detail, touch)with a rhetorical ou an emphatic flourish — avec emphase; ( in piece of music)
3) ( ornamental) ( in style) fioriture f2.transitive verb brandir [ticket, document]3.intransitive verb [plant, bacteria] prospérer; [child] s'épanouir; [firm, democracy] prospérer -
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1. verb1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) être florissant2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) prospérer3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) brandir2. noun1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) fioriture2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) grand geste3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) fanfare•
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flourish — flour|ish1 [ˈflʌrıʃ US ˈflə:rıʃ] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: florir to produce flowers , from Latin flos flower ] 1.) to develop well and be successful = ↑thrive ▪ The economy is booming and small businesses are flourishing. 2.) [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
flourish — [[t]flʌ̱rɪʃ, AM flɜ͟ːr [/t]] flourishes, flourishing, flourished 1) VERB If something flourishes, it is successful, active, or common, and developing quickly and strongly. Business flourished and within six months they were earning 18,000 roubles … English dictionary
flourish — 01. Business has [flourished] since we started advertising on the Internet. 02. Victoria is quickly becoming a [flourishing] center for bicycle tourism. 03. Our roses are really [flourishing] in this nice weather. 04. The actress threw her scarf… … Grammatical examples in English
flourish — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ final ▪ dramatic, rhetorical, theatrical ▪ a speech full of rhetorical flourishes VERB + FLOURISH ▪ … Collocations dictionary
flourish — I UK [ˈflʌrɪʃ] / US [ˈflɜrɪʃ] verb Word forms flourish : present tense I/you/we/they flourish he/she/it flourishes present participle flourishing past tense flourished past participle flourished * 1) [intransitive] to grow well and be healthy… … English dictionary
flourish — flour|ish1 [ flɜrıʃ ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to grow well and be healthy: THRIVE: Most plants flourish in this rich soil. Wildlife seems to flourish in the area. 2. ) intransitive to be very successful: THRIVE: His new business is flourishing.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flourish — I. verb Etymology: Middle English florisshen, from Anglo French fluriss , stem of flurir, florir, from Vulgar Latin *florire, alteration of Latin florēre, from flor , flos flower Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to grow luxuriantly ;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
flourish — 1 verb 1 (I) to grow well and be very healthy; thrive: The plants flourished in the warm sun. 2 (I) to develop well and be successful: Russia s flourishing black market economy 3 (T) to wave something in your hand in order to make people notice… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flourish — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a grow vigorously; thrive. b prosper; be successful. c be in one s prime. d be in good health. 2 intr. (usu. foll. by in, at, about) spend one s life; be active (at a specified time) (flourished in the Middle Ages) (cf.… … Useful english dictionary
Flourish — Flour ish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flourished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flourishing}.] [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See {Flower}, and { ish}.] 1. To grow luxuriantly; to increase… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flourish, Mighty Land (Prokofiev) — Flourish, Mighty Land , Op. 114, (variably called Flourish, Mighty Homeland or Prosper, Mighty Country ) is a cantata written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1947, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the October Revolution, along with his Thirty Years … Wikipedia