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flourish flourish (flarish; vi, vt) hrisel & duang taka thang; eg. His business is flourishing; vai & then vel: eg. a sword; mi hmingthang (te) dam hun lai (ziah lan); eg. Socrates flourished about 400 BC; rimawi ropui tak. flout (flaut; vt) ep, dodal, hmusit; eg. sh's wishes/advice. flow (flau; vt) luang, lui/tui anga luang. flower (flaua(r); n) pangpar; flower girl (n) pangpar zuartu nula/hmeichhia; thi tha & duhawm ber hun; eg. in the of one's strength; of speech, tawngkam mawi & tha. flu (n) influenza lamtawi) tlang hri leng, hritlang (hnaptui). fluctuate (flaktshueit; vi) mumal lo & inthlak danglam fo; eg. fluctuating prices; fluctuation (n) danglam/inthlak dan. flue (flu; n) bel atanga mei hu (sa) lakchhawnna tuidawt, eg. clean the s of soot. fluent (adj) thiam & nal taka tawng/ thu sawi thei; eg. a speaker. fluff (flaf); n) la them nawi, lachilh & puan nem them nawi; out, (la) tiparh/tipuk; eg. The bird fluffed its feathers. fluid (adj) nem & luang thei, tui/ tuihnang; ngaihdan nghet lo; opinions. flute fluke (fluk; n) hnung lama sa barh; rin loh taka vanneihna; nghapui mei, beram kaw chhunga rulhut chi khat. flume (flum; n) thil siamna hmuna hman tur tui lakna. flummox (flamaks; vt) buai, chiai, timangang, tibuai. flunkey, flunky (flangki; n) chhiahhlawh mipa(diriamna tawngkam. fluorescent (fluaresnt; adj) eng lo la chhawng thei; eg. lamp. fluorine (fluarin; n) boruak chi khat; thil inchawhpawlh; fluoride (n) ha venna damdawi chawhpawlh. flurry (flari; n) rei lote chhung thli, ruah, rial tla thut; hamhaih tak, hmanhmawh si; eg. in a of excitement; (vt) (tuemaw) tibuai, ti chi-ai. flush (flash; adj) rualrem, mam, eg. doors with the walls; tam tawk nei; eg. with money. flush (flash; n) tui/thisen chik chhuak; rilru sosang/phurna; thlai/hnim lo duah thar; mimal chak (ber) lai; (vi, vt) zah, etc. avanga hmai sen awp awp; chaponaa khat; (sava) hnawtchhuak/thlawk. fluster (flasta(r); vt) ti hamhaih; tibuai; eg. all in a flute (flut; n) phenglawng; flutist -344-