No. 1,587 in Spanish
corriente
"Corriente" means "current" (as in flow, trend, or ordinary).
In a sentence
El río tiene una corriente muy fuerte.
The river has a very strong current.
In this sentence, 'corriente' refers to the flowing movement of water or air, specifically the current in a body of water.
Es una persona muy corriente en su forma de pensar.
He is a very common person in his way of thinking.
Here, 'corriente' is used to describe someone as ordinary or common, often in terms of their thoughts or behaviors.
Conecté el ventilador a la corriente eléctrica.
I connected the fan to the electrical current.
In this instance, 'corriente' refers to electrical current, indicating the flow of electricity to power devices.
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