French Conversation · Level 87
60 words
French word
flot
Pronunciation
IPA/flo/
Meaning
- masculine nounflood
Example
Un flot de messages est arrivé.
A flood of messages arrived.
More examples
Un flot de touristes a envahi la vieille ville.
A flood of tourists invaded the old town.
Core concept
A wave-like mass that keeps arriving in a large, continuous surge.
Common phrases
un flot d'e-mails
a flood of emails
un flot de touristes
a flood of tourists
un flot de demandes
a flood of requests
Similar words
flux: The continuous flow or volume of goods or information.
vague: A powerful surge of events unfolding one after another.
Definition in French
Mouvement en vague d'une masse (surtout d'eau); au sens figuré, succession continue et importante d'éléments tels que messages, émotions ou réactions.
Word origin
French flot comes from Old French flot and a Germanic source related to English flood and German Flut; its water sense extended to figurative surges of things.
Usage tips
- Flot is masculine, so the standard phrase is un flot de messages, not une flot de messages.