flourish

1. (intransitive)To thrive or grow well.

   The barley flourished in the warm weather.

   gedeihen, blühen, spriessen

   процвета́тьprocvetátʹ

   процвіта́тиprocvitáty

   grow vigorously

2. (intransitive)To prosper or fare well.

   The town flourished with the coming of the railway.

   The cooperation flourished as the customers rushed in the business.

   aufblühen, sich entwickeln, gedeihen

   процвіта́тиprocvitáty, цвісти́cvistý, кві́тнутиkvítnuty

3. (intransitive)To be in a period of greatest influence.

   His writing flourished before the war.

   aufblühen, eine Blütezeit haben, einen Höhepunkt erreichen

4. (transitive)To develop; to make thrive; to expand.

5. (transitive)To make bold, sweeping movements with.

   They flourished the banner as they stormed the palace.

   The squirrel flourished its fluffy tail about as an alarm signal after its narrow escape from the cat.

   gestikulieren, schwingen, schwenken

   разма́хиватьrazmáxivatʹ

   розма́хуватиrozmáxuvaty

6. (intransitive)To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.

7. (intransitive)To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.

8. (intransitive)To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.

9. (transitive)To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.

10. (intransitive)To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.

11. (intransitive)To be known to have been alive at a particular time or in a particular period, where one's birth and death dates are not known; to have been active during a specified period; floruit.

    John Smith (flourished 1425-1432) was...

12. (intransitive, obsolete)To boast; to vaunt; to brag.

1. Your business is flourishing, I hear.

   ruЯ слышал, твой бизнес процветает.

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2. The fine arts flourished in Italy in the 15th century.

   deDie Schönen Künste erlebten in Italien im 15. Jahrhundert eine Blüte.

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3. Virtue can only flourish amongst equals.

   deTugend kann nur unter Gleichen gedeihen.

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4. Mary really flourished after leaving Tom.

   deMaria blühte richtig auf, nachdem sie sich von Tom getrennt hatte.

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5. The orchestra is playing a flourish.

   ruОркестр играет туш.

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