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circulate freely

[SER-kyuh-layt FREE-lee]
verb phrase
circular livremente
1. to move or flow without restriction or obstruction
Air needs to circulate freely in the room for proper ventilation.
O ar precisa circular livremente na sala para uma ventilação adequada.
2. to spread or move around without barriers or limitations
Information circulates freely on the internet.
A informação circula livremente na internet.
3. to be in continuous movement among people or places
The guests circulated freely throughout the party.
Os convidados circularam livremente pela festa.
Synonyms
flow freelymove about freelyspread widelymove without restriction
Antonyms
be restrictedbe blockedbe confinedbe stagnant

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
circular livremente
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
circular livremente
common in urban context
Portugal
circular livremente
standard European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

let the air circulate freely
allow ideas to circulate freely
money circulates freely
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