el flujo
flow
Movimiento seguido y continuo de algo, como agua, aire, personas o ideas, de un lugar a otro.
Word: flujo
Meaning:
The Spanish noun flujo primarily means flow or flux. It generally refers to the movement or circulation of a substance, amount, or entity through a space or medium.
Explanation:
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Meaning 1: Physical Flow
It often describes the movement of liquids, gases, or electricity, such as the flow of water in a river (flujo de agua), blood flow in the body (flujo sanguíneo), or electrical flow (flujo eléctrico). -
Meaning 2: Abstract/Conceptual Flow
Flujo can also refer to the transmission or continuous movement of something intangible, like flow of information (flujo de información), financial flow (flujo de dinero), or workflow in a job (flujo de trabajo).
Parts:
- The word flujo comes from the Latin fluxus, which is related to the verb "fluere" meaning "to flow."
Synonyms:
- Corriente (current)
- Caudal (stream, flow)
- Circulación (circulation)
- Movimiento (movement, though more general)
Antonyms:
- Estancamiento (stagnation, stoppage of flow)
- Parada (stop)
- Inmovilidad (immobility)
In sum, flujo conveys the idea of continuous movement or transmission, either of physical substances or abstract concepts.
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Examples
El flujo del río es muy constante en esta época del año.noun
The flow of the river is very constant at this time of year.
El flujo de gente en la estación aumenta por la mañana.noun
The flow of people at the station increases in the morning.
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