flourish

to grow or develop in a healthy and successful way, especially when this happens quickly

florecer, prosperar, crecer

• sth flourishes

Collocations a business flourishes · the economy flourished

• The company has flourished since it was founded.

  La empresa ha florecido desde que fue fundada.

to move your arms and hands around in a way that shows you are proud or pleased about something, especially when you want to attract attention

exhibir, lucir, hacer gestos

• sb flourishes sth

Collocations flourish a pen · flourish a sword

• He was flourishing his new credit card.

  Era luciendo su nueva tarjeta de crédito.

to write in a way that is very neat and beautiful, with lots of loops and curls

caligrafía, escribir con elegancia

• sb flourishes sth

Collocations flourish a signature · flourish a letter

• She was known for her ability to flourish beautiful letters.

  Ella era conocida por su habilidad para escribir cartas elegantes.

to make a drawing or painting in a way that is very neat and beautiful, with lots of detail

dibujar con detalle, pintar con elegancia

• sb flourishes sth

Collocations flourish a painting · flourish an illustration

• The artist was known for her ability to flourish detailed illustrations.

  La artista era conocida por su habilidad para dibujar ilustraciones detalladas.

a piece of paper or cloth that is used as a decoration, often with writing on it

banderín, adorno con texto

• a flourish

Collocations a decorative flourish · an ornamental flourish

• The letter was signed with a decorative flourish.

  La carta estaba firmada con un adorno decorativo.