corriente

/koˈrjente/, [koˈrjẽn̪.t̪e]

current, stream


Adjective corriente (plural corrientes)

  1. flowing, running
    agua corriente
    running water
  2. current (existing or occurring at the moment)
    el corriente (mes)
    the current month
  3. common, usual
  4. ordinary, normal
    una persona corriente
    a regular person

Noun corriente f (plural corrientes)

  1. current (the generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid)
    corriente de aire
    air current; draught
  2. Short for corriente eléctrica (“electric current”).
  3. current, trend, tendency

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • No es inmoral que un novelista cuente mentiras. De hecho, cuanto más grandes y mejores sean las mentiras, más le aclamarán la gente corriente y los críticos.

    It's not immoral for a novelist to tell lies. In fact, the bigger the lies, the better lies, and the more the common folks and critics will praise you.

  • Son gente corriente.

    They're normal people.

  • Volaron la roca para hacer un nuevo curso para la corriente.

    The rock has been blasted to make a new course for the stream.

  • La corriente arrastró su barco hasta una isla desierta.

    The current pulled his boat toward a deserted island.

  • La infección ha alcanzado la corriente sanguínea.

    The infection has reached the bloodstream.

  • Aun cuando lo pienses de una forma muy corriente, la vida sin risa es gris y fría. Más aun, se piensa que no sea sana.

    Even when you think about it in a very commonsensical way, a life without laughter is gloomy and cold. Furthermore, it is thought to be unhealthy.

  • No hay agua corriente.

    There is no running water.

  • Una corriente eléctrica es capaz de generar magnetismo.

    An electric current can generate magnetism.

  • Usa siempre agua destilada en las planchas de vapor, porque el agua común y corriente con el tiempo provocará que una acumulación de minerales tape los huecos de vapor.

    Always use distilled water in steam irons because using ordinary water will cause a mineral build-up over time that will clog the steam holes.

  • Tom vive en una casa sin agua corriente.

    Tom lives in a house without running water.

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