flow

S2 W1

BrE /fləʊ/ AmE /floʊ/

noun / verb / adjective en → es

1 LIQUID MOVEMENT [uncountable] A2

the movement of a liquid, especially water or blood, through something

flujo, corriente

Collocations flow of blood · flow of water

  • The flow of blood to the brain is reduced.

    La circulación de sangre al cerebro se reduce.

2 RIVER MOVEMENT [uncountable] A2

the movement of a river or stream, especially as it moves along its course

corriente, flujo

Collocations flow of the river · flow of a stream

  • The flow of the river was strong.

    La corriente del río era fuerte.

1 MOVE LIQUID [transitive] B1

to move a liquid from one place to another, especially through pipes or tubes

hacer fluir, mover (líquido)

  • take sth + obj
  • The water flows through the pipes.

    El agua fluye a través de las tuberías.

2 PASSAGE [intransitive] B1

to move or pass in a particular direction, especially smoothly and easily

pasar, fluir (sin problemas)

  • flow + prep
  • The crowd flowed into the stadium.

    La multitud fluyó hacia el estadio.

1 IDEAS [intransitive] B2

to express ideas or feelings in a natural and smooth way, especially when speaking or writing

expresar (ideas) con fluidez

Collocations flow of ideas

  • Her speech flowed easily.

    Su discurso fluyó con facilidad.

2 ECONOMIC [uncountable] C1

the movement of money or goods in an economy, especially the amount of business activity

flujo económico, movimiento (de dinero)

Collocations flow of money

  • The flow of money into the stock market has slowed.

    El flujo de dinero hacia el mercado de valores se ha ralentizado.

1 ELECTRICITY [uncountable] C1

the movement of electric charge through a conductor, such as a wire or circuit

corriente eléctrica

Collocations flow of electricity

  • The flow of electricity through the circuit was measured.

    Se midió la corriente eléctrica a través del circuito.

2 GAS [uncountable] C1

the movement of gas, especially in pipes or tubes

flujo de gas

Collocations flow of gas

  • The flow of gas into the house was cut off.

    Se cortó el flujo de gas hacia la casa.