corriente

Definitions of corriente
  1. noun
    the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
    synonyms: flujo, torrente
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    derrame
    the act of allowing a fluid to escape
    torrente
    a large flow
    efusión
    flow under pressure
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    movimiento, traslado
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  2. noun
    a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
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    inclinación, tendencia
    an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
  3. noun
    a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
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    olla, remolino, torbellino, vorágine, vértigo, vórtice
    a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
    corriente del golfo
    a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean
  4. noun
    dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
    synonyms: curso, flujo, torrente
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    carrera, hilada, hilera, hilo, trayectoria, trazada, trazado
    a connected series of events or actions or developments
  5. noun
    a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
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    don
    a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov
    móvil
    a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay
    rojo
    a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana
    republicano
    a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas
    salmón
    a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho
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    afluente, ramal, tributario
    a stream or river connected to a larger one
    arroyo, riacho, riachuelo, rivera
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
    río
    a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
    arroyuelo
    a small stream
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    agua
    the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
  6. noun
    a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
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    viento
    air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
  7. noun
    something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
    synonyms: flujo, torrente
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    movimiento
    a state of change
  8. noun
    water mixed with waste matter
    synonyms: aguas residuales, residuos, vertido
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    residuos
    any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
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