English to Spanish 4, English Idiom 39, "go with the flow": definition and translations to Spanish and Portuguese and back translations
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Michael D. Powers, Ph.D., USCCI
US Certified Court Interpreter 1980 / Ph.D. Spanish Portuguese 1981 / 24 years university professor / Estimates: 12,000+ depositions, hearings, etc. / 850 trials / 3000 documents / Conference Interpreter 650 conferences
English to Spanish 4, English Idioms 39, "go with the flow:" definition and translations to Spanish and Portuguese and back translations
?Candace Osmond wrote the following and it was published in the Grammarist.
Let’s talk about the common phrase?go with the flow. What does it really mean? What flow are we going with and why? I’ll discuss the true meaning behind this popular idiom and show you how to use it in a sentence with a few examples. Let’s go!
Go with the Flow Meaning Explained
When someone says “go with the flow,” they mean they want you to accept a situation and just “go with it” rather than trying to alter or control it. It’s supposed to promote the idea that you should be flexible and slightly adaptable to certain things.
For me, that’s so hard because I’m an admitted control freak. I can’t always go with the flow because it makes my brain hurt sometimes. But I know when to pick my battles, especially when it comes to parenting, and sometimes I just have to let things play out and accept the outcome.
?Other Tenses to Use
You can use the phrase?go with the flow?in a few different tenses, depending on the context.
1, Going with the flow: This is what the present participle form looks like and can be used when the action is ongoing, like, “I am going with the flow.”
2. Gone with the flow: This is the past participle form and should be used in perfect tenses. “They’ve gone with the flow.”
Go with the Flow Origin and Etymology
To find the root of the phrase, we need to go way back to the 2nd century and take a look at the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. He once wrote something about going with the flow of happiness because things had a tendency to flow naturally, and it was better to accept it than to try and change society. You can find more about it in his writing titled “The Meditations.”
It’s also found in?William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,”?where Brutus says, “There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat, and we must take the current when it serves or lose our ventures.”
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Synonyms for Go with the Flow
Roll with the punches
Play it by ear
Take things as they come
Follow the crowd
Swim with the tide
Just go with it
Go with the Flow Examples in a Sentence
Even though there were some unexpected changes, the team just decided to go with the flow and adapt to the new circumstances so they could keep playing.
When you’re visiting different cultures, it’s a good idea to go with the flow and respect local customs and traditions.
I’ve always been rather independent, but in this case, I decided to go with the flow and follow my friends’ good advice.
During his many travels, David learned the art of going with the flow and embracing whatever adventures came his way.
Just Go with the Flow
When we understand idioms like this deeper, we find even more ways to use them! Now that you’ve got all the details on the phrase?go with the flow, see how you can incorporate it into conversations.
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Translations into Spanish:
1) "dejarse arrastrar por la corriente" [let oneself be dragged by the current]
2) dejarse llevar por la corriente [let oneself be taken by the current]
3) dejarse llevar por la música [let oneself be taken by the music]
4) ser pasivo [be passive]
5) dejarse llevar [let oneself be taken]
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Translations into Portuguese
1) "ir com a maré [go with the tide, go with the wave]
2) "aceitar as coisas como elas s?o [accept things as they are]
3) "ir com o fluxo" [go with the flow]
4) "seguir o fluxo" [follow the flow]
5) "ir com a corrente" [go with the current]
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WordReference English Portuguese appith the flow" means to do what others are doing, take a relaxed approach and accept a situation
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