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/fləʊ/ /floʊ/

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noun

Flux, courant

A movement in people or things with a particular way in large numbers or amounts

Examples :

"A large flow of students walked towards the school building after the lunch break. "

Un grand flux d'étudiants se dirigeait vers le bâtiment scolaire après la pause déjeuner.

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Flux, courant

The movement of a real or figurative fluid.

Examples :

"The flow of traffic on the highway was very slow this morning. "

La circulation sur l'autoroute était très lente ce matin.

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noun

Flux, écoulement

A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.

Examples :

"The notion of flow is basic to the study of ordinary differential equations."

La notion de flux est fondamentale pour l'étude des équations différentielles ordinaires.

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noun

Flux, marée montante

The rising movement of the tide.

Examples :

"The morning flow of the tide made the beach wider. "

Le flux matinal de la marée a élargi la plage.

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Fluidité, continuité

Smoothness or continuity.

Examples :

"The room was small, but it had good symmetry and flow."

La pièce était petite, mais elle avait une bonne symétrie et une bonne fluidité.

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Débit, flux

The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.

Examples :

"Other devices measure water flow in streams fed by melted ice."

D'autres appareils mesurent le débit de l'eau dans les cours d'eau alimentés par la glace fondue.

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Tuyau d'écoulement

A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with return pipe which returns fluid to central plant).

Examples :

"The hot water flow from the boiler was strong enough to fill the school's showers. "

Le débit d'eau chaude de la chaudière était suffisamment fort pour remplir les douches de l'école.

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État de flux, état de grâce

A mental state characterized by concentration, focus and enjoyment of a given task.

Examples :

"The flow she experienced while painting the mural made the hours fly by. "

L'état de flux qu'elle a ressenti en peignant la fresque a fait passer les heures à toute vitesse.

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Flux menstruel, règles

The emission of blood during menstruation.

Examples :

"Tampons can be small or large, slender or thick. From “slender” to “super”, you can pick the size that matches your flow."

Les tampons peuvent être petits ou grands, fins ou épais. De « fin » à « super », vous pouvez choisir la taille qui correspond à vos règles.

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Le flow, le rythme

The ability to skilfully rap along to a beat.

Examples :

"The production on his new mixtape is mediocre but his flow is on point."

La production de sa nouvelle mixtape est médiocre, mais son flow est impeccable.

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verb

Couler, s'écouler

To move as a fluid from one position to another.

Examples :

"Rivers flow from springs and lakes."

Les rivières coulent des sources et des lacs.

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Couler, s'écouler

To proceed; to issue forth.

Examples :

"Wealth flows from industry and economy."

La richesse découle de l'industrie et de l'économie.

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verb

Couler, s'écouler

To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.

Examples :

"The conversation flowed easily between the parents and the teacher. "

La conversation s'est déroulée facilement entre les parents et l'enseignant.

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verb

Abonder, déborder

To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.

Examples :

"The bakery was overflowing with customers; happiness flowed over the staff. "

La boulangerie débordait de clients ; le bonheur a envahi le personnel.

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Flotter, onduler

To hang loosely and wave.

Examples :

"a flowing mantle; flowing locks"

Un manteau flottant ; des mèches flottantes

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Monter, affluer

To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.

Examples :

"The tide flows twice in twenty-four hours."

La marée monte deux fois en vingt-quatre heures.

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Ajuster, mettre en forme

To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow.

Examples :

"The writer flowed the text on the page so it filled the entire width of the column without any extra lines. "

L'écrivain a ajusté le texte sur la page de manière à ce qu'il remplisse toute la largeur de la colonne sans lignes supplémentaires.

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verb

Inonder, submerger

To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.

Examples :

"The heavy rain caused the river to flow over its banks, flooding the nearby fields. "

Les fortes pluies ont fait déborder la rivière, inondant les champs voisins.

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verb

Vernir

To cover with varnish.

Examples :

"The carpenter flowed the wooden table with a clear varnish. "

Le menuisier a verni la table en bois avec un vernis transparent.

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Avoir ses règles, saigner

To discharge excessive blood from the uterus.

Examples :

"After the birth, the mother's body flowed a significant amount of blood. "

Après l'accouchement, le corps de la mère a saigné abondamment.

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Marais, marécage

A morass or marsh.

Examples :

"The farmer's fields were damaged by the heavy rain, turning into a muddy flow that made it hard to get around. "

Les champs de l'agriculteur ont été endommagés par les fortes pluies, se transformant en un marais boueux qui rendait les déplacements difficiles.

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