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fleurir

to bloom

verb fluh-REER Rare
Animals & Nature Plants

Origin: Old French florir, from Latin florere

Also means

to flourish

Usage Note

Fleurir describes flowers opening in spring but also metaphorical thriving — a career or culture that fleurit. The adjective fleuri means 'in bloom' or 'flowery' (as in a flowery style). It conjugates regularly as a second-group (-ir) verb.

Examples

"Les roses fleurissent en mai."

Natural Translation

The roses bloom in May.

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