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corrente meaning in English

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corrente adjective

concurrent(belonging to the same period; contemporary)
adjective
[UK: kənˈk.ʌ.rənt] [US: kənˈk.ɜː.rənt]

current(existing or occurring at the moment)
adjective
[UK: ˈkʌ.rənt] [US: ˈkɜː.rənt]

ongoing(presently or currently happening; being in progress)
adjective
[UK: ˌɒn ˈɡəʊ.iŋ] [US: ˈɑːn ˌɡoʊ.iŋ]

corrente noun
{f}

chain [chains](series of interconnected rings or links)
noun
[UK: tʃeɪn] [US: ˈtʃeɪn]

current [currents](time rate of flow of electric charge)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌ.rənt] [US: ˈkɜː.rənt]

draft [drafts](current of air coming in)
noun
[UK: drɑːft] [US: ˈdræft]

electric current [electric currents](measurement of the rate of flow of electric charge)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk ˈkʌ.rənt] [US: ə.ˈlek.trɪk ˈkɜː.rənt]

fob [fobs](chain or ribbon)
noun
[UK: fɒb] [US: ˈfɑːb]

power [powers](electricity, electricity supply)
noun
[UK: ˈpaʊə(r)] [US: ˈpaʊər]

corrente alternada noun
{f}

alternating current(electric current that reverses direction periodically)
noun
[UK: ˈɔːl.tɜː.neɪt.ɪŋ ˈkʌ.rənt] [US: ˈɒl.tər.ˌnet.ɪŋ ˈkɜː.rənt]

corrente contínua noun
{f}

direct current(electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈrekt ˈkʌ.rənt] [US: də.ˈrekt ˈkɜː.rənt]

corrente de deslocamento noun
{f}

displacement current(change of the electric displacement field)
noun

corrente de água noun
{f}

stream [streams](sciences: moving water)
noun
[UK: striːm] [US: ˈstriːm]

Corrente do Golfo proper noun
{f}

Gulf Stream(warm ocean current)
proper noun
[UK: ɡʌlf striːm] [US: ˈɡəlf ˈstriːm]

corrente sanguínea noun
{f}

bloodstream [bloodstreams](flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal)
noun
[UK: ˈblʌd.striːm] [US: ˈblʌd.ˌstrim]

corrente submarina noun
{f}

undercurrent [undercurrents](current of water which flows under the surface)
noun
[UK: ˈʌn.dək.ʌ.rənt] [US: ˈʌn.dərˌk.ə.rənt]

correnteza noun
{m}

stream [streams](small river)
noun
[UK: striːm] [US: ˈstriːm]

concorrente noun

competitor [competitors](person against whom one is competing)
noun
[UK: kəm.ˈpe.tɪ.tə(r)] [US: kəm.ˈpe.tə.tər]

concorrente adjective

concurrent(happening at the same time; simultaneous)
adjective
[UK: kənˈk.ʌ.rənt] [US: kənˈk.ɜː.rənt]

conta corrente noun
{f}

current account(checking account)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌ.rənt əˈk.aʊnt] [US: ˈkɜː.rənt əˈk.aʊnt]

contra a corrente preposition

against the grain(contrary to what is expected)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ɡreɪn] [US: ə.ˈɡenst ðə ˈɡreɪn]

contracorrente noun
{f}

countercurrent [countercurrents](Current that flows against the prevailing one)
noun
[UK: kˈaʊntəkˌʌrənt] [US: kˈaʊntɚkˈɜːrənt]

ir contra a corrente verb

go against the grain(to defy convention)
verb

linha de corrente noun
{f}

streamline(line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid)
noun
[UK: ˈstriːm.laɪn] [US: ˈstriːm.ˌlaɪn]

piada recorrente noun
{f}

running jokenoun

pôr ao corrente verb

update [updated, updating, updates](to advise a person so that they are up to date)
verb
[UK: ˌʌp.ˈdeɪt] [US: ˌʌp.ˈdeɪt]

recorrente adjective

recurrent(recurring time after time)
adjective
[UK: rɪˈk.ʌ.rənt] [US: rɪˈk.ɜː.rənt]

recurring(happening frequently)
adjective
[UK: rɪˈk.ɜːr.ɪŋ] [US: rɪˈk.ɜːr.ɪŋ]

uma corrente é tão forte quanto o seu elo mais fraco phrase

a chain is only as strong as its weakest link(aphorism)
phrase

uma corrente é tão forte quanto seu elo mais fraco phrase

a chain is only as strong as its weakest link(aphorism)
phrase