florecer

to bloom

florecer(floh-reh-sehr)

intransitive verb

1. (botany)

a. to bloom

Los tulipanes florecen en la primavera.

Tulips bloom in the spring.

b. to flower

Las rosas florecerán aproximadamente en siete meses.

The roses will flower approximately in seven months.

c. to blossom (tree)

El almendro comenzó a florecer en primavera.

The almond tree began to blossom in spring.

2. (to prosper)

a. to flourish

Se dice que las relaciones que comienzan en verano florecerán.

They say that relationships that begin in summer will flourish.

b. to thrive

Ese restaurante florecerá por ser el único lugar que sirve comida vietnamita en la ciudad.

That restaurant will thrive being the only place that serves Vietnamese food in the city.

florecerse

pronominal verb

3. (to go bad)

a. to go moldy

(United States)

Me olvidé de que había comprado pan y se floreció.

I forgot I had bought bread and it went moldy.

b. to go mouldy (United Kingdom)

El queso se floreció una semana después de que lo abriera.

The cheese went mouldy a week after I opened it.

florecer

intransitive verb

1. (dar flor)

a. to flower

2. (prosperar)

a. to flourish

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florecer

intransitive verb

1 (Botánica) to flower; bloom

2 (prosperar) to flourish; thrive

pronominal verb

florecerse (enmohecer) to go mouldy; go moldy; (EEUU)