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Etymology
From ME. curraunt < OF. curant (French: courant) present participle of courre "to run" < L. currere "to run".

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�k�ɹ�nt/
(General American|US) IPA|/�k�ɹ�nt/
audio|en-us-current.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction.
2. The time rate of flow of electric charge.

#*Units:
#::SI: ampere (A)
#::CGS: esu/second (esu/s)

1. A tendency or a course of events.

Synonyms
(part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction): flow, stream
(flow of electric charge): electric current
(measurement of the rate of flow of electric charge): electric current
(tendency or course of events): flow, stream, tendency

Translations
trans-top|part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction
Albanian: lumë f
Catalan: riu m, corrent m
Chinese: � 水� (shuiliu, shiu3liu2)
Croatian: struja f
Dutch: stroming f, stroom m
Esperanto: fluo
Finnish: virta
French: courant m
German: Strom m
Hawaiian: au
Hungarian: áram
Indonesian: arus
Interlingua: currente
Italian: corrente m
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Japanese: �� (nagare)
Lithuanian: srov� f
Maori: au
Persian: FAchar|جر�ا�� جار�
Polish: pr�d m
Portuguese: corrente f
Romanian: curentm
Russian: по�ок (potók) m, �е�ение (t'e�énije) n
Slovak: tok m, prúd
Slovene: tok m
Spanish: corriente f
Swedish: ström c, strömning c
Tagalog: agos
Telugu: ప�రవాహ� (pravaahaM)
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trans-top|flow of electric charge
Dutch: stroom m
German: Strom m
Italian: corrente m
Romanian: curentm
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Russian: �ок (tok) m
Slovene: tok m
Spanish: corriente f
Swedish: ström c
Telugu: �ర���� (kareMTu)
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trans-top|measurement of the rate of flow of electric charge
Chinese: �� (dianliu, dian4liu2)
Dutch: stroomsterkte f
Finnish: sähkövirta
French: courant m
German: Stromstärke f
Interlingua: currente
Japanese: �� (denryū)
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Lithuanian: srov� f
Polish: pr�d m
Portuguese: corrente f
Romanian: curentm
Russian: �ок (tok) m
Slovak: tok m, prúd
Swedish: ström c
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trans-top|tendency or a course of events
Italian: corrente m
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Russian: �од (�od) m
Swedish: riktning c, ströming c, tendens c
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Adjective
en-adj

1. existing or occurring at the moment

#: current events
#: current leaders
#: current negotiations

1. generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment

#: current bills and coins
#: current fashions

Synonyms
(existing or occurring at the moment): present
(generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment): fashionable, prevailing, prevalent, rife, up-to-date

Antonyms
(existing or occurring at the moment): future, past
(generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment): out-of-date, unfashionable

Translations
trans-top|existing or occurring at the moment
Dutch: huidig, huidige, actueel
Finnish: tämänhetkinen, nykyinen
French: courant
German: gegenwärtig
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Interlingua: currente
Italian: corrente
Polish: bież�cy m, bież�ca f, bież�ce n
Portuguese: corrente, em curso
Russian: н�не�ний (nýn'ešnij), �ек��ий (t'ekúš'ij)
Swedish: nuvarande
Telugu: ���వలి (iTeevali)
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trans-top|generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment
Dutch: aktueel, aktuele
French: actuel
Italian: attuale, corrente
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Polish: aktualny m, aktualna f, aktualne n
Portuguese: actual (pt), atual (br)
Russian: �ов�еменн�й (sovr'em'énnyj), �ек��ий (t'ekúš'ij)
Spanish: actual
Swedish: aktuell, gällande, gångbar, innevarande
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ttbc|Lithuanian: einamas m, esamas m
ttbc|Slovak: sú�asný m, sú�asná f, sú�asné n
ttbc|Spanish: actual

Related terms

current account
current events
currently

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