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I. flow [Brit fləʊ, Am floʊ] N

1. flow (movement):

flow (of liquid): écoulement m

flow (of refugees, words): flot m

flow (of information): circulation f

flow (of time): cours m

the flow of refugees into a country: le flot de réfugiés vers un pays

to go with the flow inf: suivre le courant fig

the flow of oil to the West: l'approvisionnement de l'Ouest en pétrole

in full flow fig: en plein discours

2. flow (circulation):

flow (of blood, water, electricity): circulation f

to impede traffic flow: entraver la circulation

to increase the flow of adrenalin: augmenter le taux d'adrénaline

3. flow GEOG (of tide):

flow: flux m

II. flow [Brit fləʊ, Am floʊ] VB intr

1. flow (move):

flow liquid, gas:: couler (into dans)

to flow south: couler vers le sud

to flow in/back: affluer/refluer

to flow upwards/downwards: s'élever/tomber

to flow past sth: passer devant qc

to flow from lit: s'écouler de

to flow from (follow) fig: découler de

the river flows into the sea: le fleuve se jette dans la mer

2. flow (be continuous):

flow conversation, words:: couler

flow wine, beer:: couler à flots

the days flowed past: les jours s'écoulaient

money is flowing in: l'argent afflue

3. flow (move within a system):

flow blood, water, electricity, adrenalin:: circuler (through, round dans)

pleasure flowed through her: le plaisir l'a envahie

4. flow (move gracefully):

flow hair, dress:: flotter

flow pen:: courir (across sur)

5. flow GEOG:

flow tide:: monter

flow chart, flow sheet [Brit, Am ˈfloʊ ˌtʃɑrt] N

flow chart: organigramme m

blood flow N

blood flow: débit m sanguin

cash flow N

cash flow: marge f brute d'auto-financement

cash flow: MBA f

cash flow: cash flow m

cash flow attr analysis, crisis, forecast, problem: de cash-flow

cash flow attr analysis, crisis, forecast, problem: de MBA

I've got a bit of a cash flow problem! hum: j'ai des petits problèmes de finance!

traffic flow N

traffic flow: circulation f

rate of flow N

rate of flow: débit m

lava attr bed, flow: de lave

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cash-flow: cash flow

coulée de lave: lava flow

afflux ELECTRON: flow

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I. flow [fləʊ, Am floʊ] VB intr a. fig

flow: couler

flow stream, blood: circuler

flow air: passer

flow drinks: couler à flots

to flow from sth: découler de qc

the river flows through the town: la rivière traverse la ville

II. flow [fləʊ, Am floʊ] N sing

flow: écoulement m

flow of people, words: flot m

flow of capital, tide: flux m

flow of traffic: affluence f

flow of data: flux m

Phrases:

to go with the flow: suivre le courant

to go against the flow: aller à contre-courant

in full flow: en plein discours

flow chart, flow diagram N

flow chart: organigramme m

cash flow N

cash flow: flux m de trésorerie

cash flow: cash-flow m

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ordinogramme: flow chart

coulée de lave: lava flow

le flux et le reflux: the ebb and flow

flux: flow

organigramme: flow chart

flux menstruel: menstrual flow

fluidité d'un style: flow

s'écouler: to flow

s'écouler dans/de qc: to flow into/out of sth

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I. flow [floʊ] VB intr a. fig

flow: couler

flow stream, blood: circuler

flow air: passer

flow drinks: couler à flots

to flow from sth: découler de qc

the river flows through the town: la rivière traverse la ville

II. flow [floʊ] N sing

flow: écoulement m

flow of people, words: flot m

flow of capital, tide: flux m

flow of traffic: affluence f

flow of data: flux m

Phrases:

to go with the flow: suivre le courant

to go against the flow: aller à contre-courant

in full flow: en plein discours

flow chart, flow diagram N

flow chart: organigramme m

cash flow N

cash flow: cash-flow m

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coulée de lave: lava flow

ordinogramme: flow chart

le flux et le reflux: the ebb and flow

flux: flow

organigramme: flow chart

flux menstruel: menstrual flow

affluer argent: to flow

fluidité d'un style: flow

affichage du départ: flow display

flux d'air: air flow

débit volume: volume flow rate

Present
I	flow
you	flow
he/she/it	flows
we	flow
you	flow
they	flow

Past
I	flowed
you	flowed
he/she/it	flowed
we	flowed
you	flowed
they	flowed

Present Perfect
I	have	flowed
you	have	flowed
he/she/it	has	flowed
we	have	flowed
you	have	flowed
they	have	flowed

Past Perfect
I	had	flowed
you	had	flowed
he/she/it	had	flowed
we	had	flowed
you	had	flowed
they	had	flowed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to flow from sth: découler de qc

to go with the flow: suivre le courant

to go against the flow: aller à contre-courant

in full flow: en plein discours

interruption in the flow of food: rupture dans la chaîne alimentaire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

It is written with the author's usual readable flow, with a style that somehow suggests (without being overt and therefore off-putting) an acquaintanceship between author and reader.

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This arrangement allows the water displaced by the passage of a narrow boat to flow easily under the towpath and around the boat, enabling relatively free passage.

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Both methods involve creating a baffle to redirect red and blue blood flow to the appropriate artery.

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In this method, the gas bubbles formed as a result of welding reactions were generating a stable flow which shielded the arc from water.

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They sweep up or entrain the surrounding dense molecular gas to form a continuous flow of material, which is referred to as a bipolar outflow.

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