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1 flourish
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 -
4 flourish
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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6 to flourish
1) fleurir; prospérer; se développerEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to flourish
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7 revive
revive [rɪ'vaɪv](a) (regain consciousness) reprendre connaissance, revenir à soi; (regain strength or form) récupérer(b) (flourish again → business, economy) reprendre; (→ movement, group) renaître, ressusciter; (→ custom, expression) réapparaître;∎ their interest revived when the clowns came on ils ont recommencé à trouver le spectacle intéressant quand les clowns sont entrés en scène;∎ interest in her work is beginning to revive on assiste à un renouveau ou un regain d'intérêt pour son œuvre;∎ hopes have revived of finding the miners alive l'espoir renaît de trouver les mineurs vivants∎ this will revive you! (drink) voilà qui te remontera!(b) (make flourish again → discussion, faith etc) ranimer, raviver; (→ business, economy) relancer, faire redémarrer; (→ interest, hope etc) raviver, faire renaître;∎ a plan to revive the city centre un projet destiné à dynamiser le centre-ville;∎ revived interest in the art of this period un renouveau ou un regain d'intérêt pour l'art de cette époque;∎ this role could revive his flagging career ce rôle pourrait faire redémarrer sa carrière sur le déclin(c) (bring back → law) remettre en vigueur; (→ fashion) relancer; (→ style, look) remettre en vogue; (→ custom, language, movement) raviver, ressusciter;∎ prewar fashions have been revived on est revenu à la mode de l'avant-guerre(d) (play, TV series) reprendre -
8 burgeon
burgeon [ˈbɜ:dʒən][industry, market, popularity] être en plein essor* * *['bɜːdʒən]intransitive verb sout3) lit [plant] bourgeonner -
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10 blossom
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11 burgeon
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12 luxuriate
luxuriate [lʌg'ʒʊərɪeɪt]∎ to luxuriate in sth se délecter de qch;∎ to luxuriate in the sun/in a hot bath se prélasser au soleil/dans un bain chaud -
13 quirk
quirk [kwɜ:k](a) (idiosyncrasy) manie f, excentricité f;∎ he's got a lot of little quirks il y a plein de choses bizarres chez lui(b) (accident) bizarrerie f, caprice m;∎ by a strange quirk of fate we met in Sydney par un caprice du destin, nous nous sommes rencontrés à Sydney(c) (flourish) fioriture f -
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twirl [twɜ:l]∎ she twirled the stick (round) in the air elle jeta le bâton en l'air en le faisant tournoyer(b) (twist → moustache, hair) tortiller, friser(dancer, lasso) tournoyer;∎ she twirled round to face us elle se tourna pour nous faire face, elle fit volte-face vers nous3 noun∎ I gave the top/wheel a twirl j'ai fait tourner la toupie/la roue;∎ to do a twirl tourner sur soi-même, faire une pirouette(b) (written flourish) fioriture fⓘ Give us a twirl Le jeu télévisé britannique The Generation Game, diffusé depuis les années 70, fut présenté pendant de nombreuses années par Bruce Forsyth. Il prononçait ces mots ("retourne-toi!") au début de chaque émission lorsqu'apparaissait sa jeune et séduisante assistante Anthea Redfern vêtue d'une nouvelle robe. Il lui demandait de faire un tour sur elle-même pour que le public puisse l'admirer. On emploie cette expression par allusion au Generation Game en guise de compliment à une femme élégamment vêtue.
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Flourish — Flour ish, n.; pl. {Flourishes}. 1. A flourishing condition; prosperity; vigor. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] The Roman monarchy, in her highest flourish, never had the like. Howell. [1913 Webster] 2. Decoration; ornament; beauty. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — (v.) c.1300, to blossom, grow, from O.Fr. floriss , stem of florir blossom, flower, bloom, flourish, from L. florere to bloom, blossom, flower, figuratively to flourish, be prosperous, from flos a flower (see FLORA (Cf. flora)). Metaphoric sense… … Etymology dictionary
flourish — [n] curlicue, decoration curl, embellishment, furbelow, garnish, ornamentation, plume, quirk, spiral, sweep, twist; concepts 259,284 flourish [v1] grow, prosper amplify, arrive, augment, batten, bear fruit, be on top of heap*, bloom, blossom,… … New thesaurus
Flourish — Flour ish, v. t. 1. To adorn with flowers orbeautiful figures, either natural or artificial; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish. [Obs.] Fenton. [1913 Webster] 2. To embellish with the flowers of diction; to adorn with rhetorical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flourish — flour‧ish [ˈflʌrɪʆ ǁ ˈflɜːr ] verb [intransitive] if a business or industry flourishes, it is very successful and makes a profit: • The economy is booming and many small businesses are flourishing. * * * flourish UK US /ˈflʌrɪʃ/ verb [I] ► to be… … Financial and business terms
flourish — index brandish, display, flaunt, gain, germinate, increase, pretense (ostentation), proliferate … Law dictionary
flourish — vb 1 *succeed, prosper, thrive Analogous words: bloom, flower, *blossom, blow: increase, augment, multiply: *expand, amplify Antonyms: languish Contrasted words: *wither, shrivel: shrink, Contract: ebb, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
flourish — ► VERB 1) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way. 2) be working or at the height of one s career during a specified period. 3) wave about dramatically. ► NOUN 1) a bold or extravagant gesture or action. 2) an ornamental flowing curve in… … English terms dictionary
flourish — [flʉr′ish] vi. [ME florishen < extended stem of OFr florir, to blossom < LL * florire < L florere < flos, FLOWER] 1. Obs. to blossom 2. to grow vigorously; succeed; thrive; prosper 3. to be at the peak of development, activity,… … English World 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