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flower ['flaʊə(r)]1 noun∎ to be in flower être en fleur ou fleurs;∎ to come into flower fleurir;∎ the tree is coming into flower l'arbre commence à fleurir;∎ no flowers by request (at funeral) ni fleurs ni couronnes;∎ to do the flowers (arrange) s'occuper des compositions florales∎ literary the flower of the youth of Athens/of the army la fine fleur de la jeunesse athénienne/de l'armée;∎ in the full flower of youth dans la fleur de la jeunesse∎ flowers of sulphur fleur f de soufreflower arranging (UNCOUNT) art m floral;∎ the flower arranging took no time at all la composition florale a été réalisée en un rien de temps;flower child hippy mf, hippie mf (surtout des années soixante);flower garden jardin m d'agrément;flower girl (selling flowers) marchande f de fleurs; (at wedding) = petite fille qui porte des fleurs dans un mariage, ≃ demoiselle f d'honneur;flower head capitule m;flower market marché m aux fleurs;flower people hippies mpl (surtout des années soixante);flower petal pétale m de fleur;flower power = pacifisme prôné par les hippies, surtout dans les années soixante;flower shop fleuriste m;∎ she owns two flower shops elle est propriétaire de deux boutiques de fleurs;flower show exposition f de fleurs; (outdoors, on a large scale) floralies fpl;flower vase vase m à fleurs -
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flower [ˈflaʊər]1. nounfleur f3. compounds* * *['flaʊə(r)] 1.1) (bloom, plant) fleur f2) fig2.the flower of — la fine fleur de [age, era, group]
intransitive verb lit [flower, tree] fleurir; [love, person, talent] s'épanouir
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