flor

Pronúncia: flɔ́
    femení
  1. botànica flower, blossom, bloom.
  2. en flor in blossom.
  3. un pom de flors a bunch of flowers.
  4. figuradament flower, best part, cream.
  5. la flor i nata figuradament the cream, the pick of the basket.
  6. (estar) a la flor de la joventut (to be) in the (bloom \ flower) of one’s youth, in the prime of life.
  7. [superfície] surface.
  8. a flor de level with, on a level with.
  9. (ídem) flush with.
  10. (ídem) on the surface of.
  11. a flor d’aigua at water level, close to the surface of the water.
  12. [d’un vaixell naufragat, d’una casa inundada] awash.
  13. tenir els nervis a flor de pell to be on edge.
  14. té l’humor a flor de pell his humour is always ready to break out, his wit is never far below the surface.
  15. [compliment] compliment, nice thing (to say).
  16. tirar flors a algú to pay pretty compliments to someone, flirt with someone.
  17. néixer amb la flor al cul locució verbal to be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth.
  18. una flor no fa estiu one swallow does not make a summer.
  19. flors i violes fun and games.