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flot [flo]masculine nouna. ( = grande quantité) [de véhicules, paroles, informations] stream ; [de souvenirs, larmes, lettres] floodc. ► à flot• être à flot [bateau] to be afloat ; [entreprise] to be on an even keel ; [personne] to have one's head above water* * *flo
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nom masculin1) ( grande quantité) (de courrier, réfugiés) flood; (de questions, visiteurs) stream; ( de critique) torrent2) ( marée) liter tide3) ( en équitation) rosette
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à flot locution adverbialecouler à flot(s) — lit, fig to flow
être à flot — lit, fig to be buoyant
remettre quelqu'un/quelque chose à flot — fig to put somebody/something back on their/its feet
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flots nom masculin pluriel literles flots — the billows littér, the deep (sg) littér
* * *flo1. nm1) (= masse d'eau) tide2) (= marée) flood tide3) NAVIGATIONêtre à flot — to be afloat, fig, [finances] to be on an even keel
4) fig, [larmes] flood, [sang] stream, [lumière, voyageurs, voitures] stream, [souvenirs, paroles] flood2. flots nmpl1) (= eaux en mouvement) [mer, lac] waves2) lit (= mer) ocean waves3) (locution)à flots [couler] — in torrents
entrer à flots — to stream in, to pour in
* * *A nm1 ( grande quantité) (de courrier, documents, réfugiés) flood; (de circulation, questions, visiteurs, lave) stream; ( de critique) torrent; le flot de sa chevelure cachait ses épaules his/her hair flowed over his/her shoulders;3 Équit rosette;B à flot loc adv couler à flot(s) lit, fig to flow; être à flot lit, fig to be buoyant; remettre un navire à flot to refloat a boat; remettre qch à flot fig to put sth back on its feet; remettre qn à flot fig to put sb back on their feet.[flo] nom masculin1. [de larmes, de paroles] flood[de boue] stream2. [marée]le flot the incoming ou rising tide————————flots nom masculin pluriel————————à flot locution adverbiale1. NAUTIQUE2. [sorti de difficultés financières]remettre à flot [personne, entreprise] to get back on an even keel————————à flots locution adverbialein floods ou torrentsla lumière du soleil entre à flots dans la chambre sunlight is flooding ou streaming into the bedroom
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