What does flores in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word flores in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use flores in Spanish.

The word flores in Spanish means flower, prime, bloom, compliment, on edge, running high, raw, in flower, in bloom, blossoming, blooming, at the height of, bloom of your youth, prime of life, fleur de lis, fleur de lis, lotus flower, marigold, tiger flower, short-lived, boutonnaire, crème de la crème, rare flowers, play the field, poinsettia, put on a boutonnaire. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word flores

flower

nombre femenino (planta: brote, capullo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La rosa es mi flor preferida.
The rose is my favorite flower.

prime, bloom

nombre femenino (lo mejor, lo más selecto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Romeo y Julieta mueren trágicamente en la flor de la juventud.
Romeo and Juliet die tragically in the prime of their youth.

compliment

nombre femenino (figurado, coloquial (piropo, halago)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No puedo evitar sonrojarme cuando me echan una flor.
I can't help but blush when I get compliments.

on edge, running high, raw

locución adjetiva (que aparece con facilidad) (emotions)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mi hija tiene los nervios a flor de piel y se altera por cualquier cosa. Todavía tengo tu recuerdo a flor de piel.
My daughter's nerves are on edge and she gets upset at everything.

in flower, in bloom

locución adjetiva (con flores)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Desde mi ventana puedo ver los guayacanes en flor.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. At this time of year you can see lilies in bloom

blossoming, blooming

locución adjetiva (figurado (en la mejor etapa)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Los bárbaros acabaron con una cultura en flor.
The barbarians put an end to a blossoming (or: blooming) culture.

at the height of

expresión (figurado (en la mejor de las fases) (at the best point)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

bloom of your youth

nombre femenino (figurado (mejores años)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Disfruta estos años que son la flor de la juventud.

prime of life

nombre femenino (figurado (juventud, mocedad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No tienes por qué preocuparte; estás en la flor de la vida.

fleur de lis

nombre femenino (heráldica) (symbol)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El escudo tiene una flor de lis plateada.
The shield has a silver fleur de lis.

fleur de lis

nombre femenino (lirio, iris) (flower)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nunca he visto una flor de lis de verdad.
I have never seen a real fleur de lis.

lotus flower

nombre femenino (planta acuática)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el lago puedes ver flores de loto.
You can see lotus flowers on the lake.

marigold

nombre femenino (MX, AmC (flor tradicional mexicana)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La flor de muertos es tradicional en algunos países.

tiger flower

nombre femenino (MX (planta bulbosa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se ha marchitado la flor de un día.

short-lived

locución adjetiva (MX, figurado (algo efímero)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El noviazgo duró poco tiempo; fue una flor de un día.

boutonnaire

(chaqueta: adorno) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En las bodas, el novio lleva una flor en el ojal de la solapa.

crème de la crème

expresión (lo más selecto) (formal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Su familia es la flor y nata de la aristocracia.
Her family is the crème de la crème of aristocracy.

rare flowers

(rara, poco común)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Este libro tiene imágenes de las flores exóticas de Asia.
This book has images of rare flowers from Asia.

play the field

locución verbal (coloquial (tener muchas parejas)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
¿Cuándo dejarás de ir de flor en flor? Ya es hora de que tengas una relación estable.
When are you going to stop playing the field? It's about time you had a steady relationship.

poinsettia

nombre femenino (MX (planta ornamental)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nochebuena es oriunda de México y se ha convertido en un símbolo de la Navidad.

put on a boutonnaire

locución verbal (CR, coloquial (obtener un éxito)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La ministra cumplió sus promesas y se puso una flor en el ojal.

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