flores que florecen
/floɾes ke floɾeθen/from spelling rules
The English phrase "blooming flowers" can be translated into Spanish as flores que florecen.
The phrase refers to flowers that are currently in the process of opening their petals. To add more detail, you might use the adjective coloridas for colorful or fragantes for fragrant. If you wish to describe the act of flowers starting to grow, you can use the verb brotar, which means to sprout.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a relative clause construction. flores means "flowers" and que florecen means "that bloom" or "which are blooming".
Which one should you use?
You can also use the more concise flores en flor to say "flowers in bloom".
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase flores que florecen, the verb florecen must agree in number with the noun flores, which is why it uses the third-person plural form.
How do you pronounce it?
/floɾes ke floɾeθen/
Did you know?
- In Spanish culture, the concept of blooming is often used metaphorically in the phrase está floreciendo, which can describe a person's sudden success or a developing romance.
- The verb florecer is often used in Spanish political and historical texts to describe the 'Golden Age' of a civilization, rather than just plants.
- While flores que florecen is descriptive, Spanish speakers frequently use en flor to describe not just the plant, but the specific season when a city or region is at its peak beauty.
Examples in context
- El jardín está lleno de flores en pleno esplendorThe garden is full of blooming flowers
- Las flores florecientes brindan una vista espectacularThe blossoming flowers provide a spectacular view
- El campo está lleno de flores en floraciónThe field is full of blooming flowers
- El balcón está adornado con flores que están floreciendoThe balcony is adorned with blooming flowers
- En primavera, el parque se llena de hermosas flores en plena floraciónIn spring, the park fills with beautiful blooming flowers
- Me encanta el aroma de las flores florecientes en mi jardínI love the scent of the blossoming flowers in my garden
- Me encantan las flores que florecen en primavera.I love the flowers that bloom in spring.
- Hay flores que florecen muy rápido en este jardín.There are flowers that bloom very fast in this garden.
- Debemos cuidar las flores que florecen ahora.We must take care of the flowers that are blooming now.
Example conversation
Javier and María are walking through a park.
- JavierMaría, mira todas estas flores que florecen.María, look at all these blooming flowers.
- MaríaSon hermosas, Javier. ¡Tienen colores brillantes!They are beautiful, Javier. They have bright colors!
- Javier¿Sabes qué tipo de flores son?Do you know what kind of flowers they are?
- MaríaCreo que son rosas silvestres.I think they are wild roses.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
