fluire

to flow; to stream

verb floo-EE-reh Rare

Origin: Latin fluere, 'to flow'

Usage Note

Fluire is an -ire verb conjugated with -isc- infix in the present tense: fluisco, fluisci, fluisce, fluiamo, fluiscono. It describes the smooth, continuous movement of water, time, words, or ideas and tends toward literary or elevated register. The auxiliary is essere when used intransitively (il tempo è fluito velocemente, 'time flowed quickly'). The related adjective is fluente ('fluent, flowing').

Examples

"Le parole fluiscono con naturalezza."

Natural Translation

The words flow with ease.

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