flourish
flourish(
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. blandir
"Sign here," she said, flourishing a pen under my nose."Firma aquí," dijo blandiendo una pluma por debajo de mi nariz.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la floritura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
With a flourish, the conjurer took a rabbit out of the top hat.Con una floritura, el prestidigitador sacó un conejo del sombrero de copa.
b. el ademán ostentoso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He rose and, with a flourish, invited me to take the seat he had vacated.Se levantó y, con un ademán ostentoso, me invitó a tomar el asiento que había dejado libre.
4. (literature)
a. la floritura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
His literary style was plain and factual, without flourishes or rhetoric.El suyo era un estilo literario sencillo que se atenía a los hechos, sin florituras ni retórica.
a. la rúbrica (F) (part of signature)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Her signature was a very elaborate affair, with a stylized flourish.Su firma era supercomplicada con una rúbrica estilizada.
b. la floritura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Her writing had so many flourishes, sweeping lines, and long tails that it was practically illegible.Su letra tenía tantas florituras, líneas amplias y colas largas que casi no se entendía.
6. (music)
a. la floritura (F) (ornamentation)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Baroque music, like the architecture of the period, was characterized by trills and flourishes.La música barroca, como la arquitectura de la época, se caracterizaba por trinos y florituras.
b. la fanfarria (F) (of trumpets)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The king entered the hall, heralded by a flourish of trumpets.El rey entró a la sala anunciado por una fanfarria de trompetas.
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