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fluir

to flow

verb floo-EER Rare

Origin: From Latin fluere ('to flow').

Usage Note

Fluir is a regular -ir verb with a spelling change: a y is inserted before stressed o and a endings — fluye, fluyen, fluyó, fluyeron. Beyond liquids, fluir is used metaphorically for ideas, conversation, or creativity: dejar fluir la creatividad ('to let creativity flow'). The related noun is flujo ('flow', 'flux') and the adjective fluido ('fluid', 'fluent').

Examples

"El agua fluye por el río con fuerza."

Natural Translation

The water flows through the river with force.

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