流す

verb (godan)ながす · nagasu

1. Englishto drain; to pour; to run; to let flow

   • あんな恐ろしい男のために流す涙はない。I cannot shed a tear for that horrible man.

2. Englishto float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift

3. Englishto wash away; to carry away; to sweep away

   • たくさんの家が洪水で流された。A lot of houses were washed away by the flood.

4. Englishto broadcast; to play (e.g. music over a loudspeaker); to send (electricity through a wire)

   • 彼は夕方のニュースで、その殺人の裁判を最初に流すことに決めた。He decided to put the murder trial first in the evening news.

5. Englishto circulate (a rumour, information, etc.); to spread; to distribute

   • 新聞は大衆に情報を流す。Newspapers distribute information to the public.

6. Englishto cruise (of a taxi); to stroll around (in search of customers, an audience, etc.); to go from place to place

7. Englishto cancel (a plan, meeting, etc.); to call off; to reject (e.g. a bill)

8. Englishto forfeit (a pawn)

9. Englishto do leisurely (e.g. running, swimming); to do with ease; to do effortlessly

10. Englishto exile; to banish

    • ナポレオンはセントヘレナ島へ流された。Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena.

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