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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin flōrēscere (“to flourish”), from flōreō (“to flourish”). Doublet of chorecer.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /flu.ɾɨʃˈseɾ/, /flu.ɾɨˈseɾ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /flu.ɾɨʃˈseɾ/, /flu.ɾɨˈseɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /flu.ɾɨʃˈse.ɾi/, /flu.ɾɨˈse.ɾi/
Verb
florescer (first-person singular present floresço, first-person singular preterite floresci, past participle florescido)
- to flower; to blossom (to put forth blooms)
- Synonyms: florir, desabrochar, abrir, florejar
- Antonyms: desflorescer, desflorir, murchar
- to adorn with flowers
- Synonyms: florir, enflorar, florear, floretear, florejar
- to flourish; to prosper
- Synonyms: enriquecer, medrar, prosperar, vingar
- Antonyms: decair, arruinar, fracassar, declinar
- to spring (to start to exist)
- Synonym: aparecer
- Antonyms: desaparecer, sumir
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