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flete

See also: fleté and fletë

Albanian

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Noun

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flete

  1. indefinite dative/ablative singular of fletë

Asturian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French fret.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈflete/ [ˈfle.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: fle‧te

Noun

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flete m (uncountable)

  1. luggage, baggage
    Synonym: equipaxe
  2. furniture
    Synonym: trolles
  3. shipment
    Synonym: dunviu
  4. package
    Synonyms: quilmu, paquete
  5. charter (temporary hiring of a vehicle for transportation of freight)

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Further reading

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  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “flete”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • “flete”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Latin

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Verb

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flēte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of fleō

Participle

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flēte

  1. vocative masculine singular of flētus

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old English flēot (“fleet”), from Proto-Germanic *fleutaz, related to *flutōną (“to float”).

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Noun

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flete

  2. A fleet; a collection or grouping of vessels.
  3. (rare) A group of soldiers.
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Descendants
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  • English: fleet
  • Scots: fleet
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old English flēot (“bay”), from Proto-West Germanic *fleut, from Proto-Germanic *fleutą.

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flete (plural fletis)

  2. A bay or gulf; an arm of the sea.
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Etymology 3

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From Old English flēotan.

Verb

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flete

  1. alternative form of fleten

Old English

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Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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flete

  1. dative singular of flet

Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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flēte

  1. inflection of flēt:
    1. nominative/accusative plural
    2. accusative/genitive/dative singular

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English flat. Distant doublet of prato.

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  • Hyphenation: fle‧te

Noun

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flete f (plural fletes)

  1. (Mozambique) flat (apartment)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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flete

  1. inflection of fletir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈflete/ [ˈfle.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: fle‧te

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French fret.

Noun

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flete m (plural fletes)

  1. freight, cargo
    • 1907, Benito Pérez Galdós, “chapter 27”, in La de los tristes destinos:
      rescindió el contrato, devolviendo la cantidad entregada ya como primer plazo del flete.
      he rescinded the contract, returning the amount already given as the first installment of the freight.
  2. charter (temporary hiring of a vehicle for transportation of freight)
    Synonym: fletamento
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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flete

  1. inflection of fletar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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