s'écouler

Definitions of s'écouler
  1. verb
    pass by
    synonyms: passer
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    type of:
    avancer, passer, progresser
    move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
  2. verb
    be disgorged
    synonyms: se déverser
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    type of:
    se presser
    move in large numbers
  3. verb
    move downward
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    type of:
    circuler, couler
    move along, of liquids
  4. verb
    move along, of liquids
    synonyms: circuler, couler
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    jaillir
    flow freely
    couler à flots, jaillir
    issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
    refluer
    rise or move forward
    circuler
    move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
    tourbillonner, tournoyer
    flow in a circular current, of liquids
    se dissiper, se perdre
    run off as waste
    verser
    flow in a spurt
    se déverser, se renverser, se répandre
    flow, run or fall out and become lost
    couler à flot, ruisseler
    flow freely and abundantly
    dégouliner, dégoutter, filtrer
    run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
    faire écouler, évacuer
    flow off gradually
    laisser dégoutter, suinter
    pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
    couler
    flow in small streams
    jaillir
    stream in jets, of liquids
    déborder, s'épancher
    flow or run over (a limit or brim)
    type of:
    bouger, changer de position
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  5. verb
    move or progress freely as if in a stream
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    ondoyer, onduler
    stir up (water) so as to form ripples
    type of:
    bouger, changer de position
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  6. verb
    flow off or away gradually
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    type of:
    se vider
    become empty or void of its content
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