流れる

verb (ichidan)ながれる · nagareru

1. Englishto stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)

   • アルフォンスが空を見上げたまま、速く流れる雲を見つめていた。Alphonse looked at the racing clouds, his eyes turned to the sky.

2. Englishto be washed away; to be carried

   • 当時はきれいな水がこの川にも流れていた。Pure water was washed away to this river as well at that time.

3. Englishto drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray

4. Englishto sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate

   • ジャネットとデイブがあやしいという噂が流れた。Word got around that Jeanette and Dave were having an affair.

5. Englishto be heard (e.g. music); to be played

   • そのニュースはちょうどラジオで流れたところだ。The news has just come on the radio.

6. Englishto lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)

7. Englishto pass; to elapse; to be transmitted

8. Englishto be called off; to be forfeited

9. Englishto disappear; to be removed

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