floreció
/floɾeθjo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "blossomed" is translated into Spanish as floreció.
The word floreció can be used both literally for plants and figuratively for talents, relationships or eras.
Which one should you use?
Use floreció to describe a completed event in the past, such as a specific flower blooming on a specific day. For ongoing or habitual actions in the past, such as "was blossoming" or "used to blossom," use the form florecía.
How does it change in a sentence?
floreció is the third-person singular preterite indicative form of the verb florecer.
How do you pronounce it?
/floɾeθjo/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word flor for 'flower' is the root of florecer, but it also shares a root with the English word 'flour' because both come from the Latin word for the 'finest part' of the grain.
- Spanish has a specific word estacional to describe the timing of when things blossom, but the phrase a flor de piel uses the flower root to describe emotions that are 'on the surface' of the skin.
- The adjective floreciente (flourishing) is frequently used in Spanish economics to describe a market that is 'blossoming' or thriving.
Examples in context
- El jardín floreció en primavera, creando un maravilloso espectáculo de colores y fragancias.The garden blossomed in spring, creating a wonderful display of colors and fragrances.
- La flor finalmente floreció.The flower finally blossomed.
- Ese cerezo floreció muy temprano este año.That cherry tree blossomed very early this year.
- La planta floreció en el jardín.The plant blossomed in the garden.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are looking at the garden in spring.
- JavierMira, Lucía, la rosa floreció.Look, Lucía, the rose blossomed.
- Lucía¡Qué hermosa es! Qué suerte.How beautiful it is! How lucky.
- JavierSí, el jardín floreció por completo.Yes, the garden blossomed completely.
- LucíaJavier, me encanta este color.Javier, I love this color.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
