LEARNit Dictionary

stream

noun
B2
1
B2
a small, narrow river
جویبار, نهر
see also downstream, upstream
2
B2
a continuous flow of liquid or gas
جریان, آب روان
a jet stream
A stream of blood flowed from the wound.
He blew out a stream of cigar smoke.
see also bloodstream, Gulf Stream, jet stream
3
B2
a continuous flow of people or vehicles
جریان, رفت و آمد, عبور و مرور
I've had a steady stream of visitors.
a continuous stream of people/traffic
Cars filed past in an endless stream.
4
B2
a continuous supply of something; a large number of things that happen one after the other
جریان, روند
The agency provided me with a steady stream of work.
a constant stream of enquiries
Most of the letter consisted of a stream of abuse.
see also income stream, revenue stream
5
a continuous flow of video or sound sent over the internet; a continuous flow of computer data or instructions
جریان, پخش زنده, داده‌جاری, جریان اطلاعات, جریان پیوسته, استریم
You can listen to the live audio stream.
6
a group of students of the same age and level of ability in some schools
شاخه
She was put into the fast stream.
verb
1
to move or pour out in a continuous flow; to produce a continuous flow of liquid or gas
جاری شدن, ریزیدن, پیوسته جریان یافتن, سرازیر شدن, بیرون ریختن
2
to move somewhere in large numbers, one after the other
سرازیر شدن, هجوم آوردن
People streamed across the bridge.
The refugees streamed north to the border.
He stared out of the window at the cars streaming along the street.
3
to move freely, especially in the wind or water
جاری شدن, روان شدن, جریان داشتن
Her scarf streamed behind her.
She was walking by the sea, her fair hair streaming.
4
to put school students into groups according to their ability
گروه‌بندی کردن
Pupils are streamed for French and maths.
5
to play video or sound on a computer by receiving it as a continuous stream, from the internet for example, rather than needing to wait until the whole of the material has been downloaded
پخش آنلاین, پخش آنلاین کردن, استریم کردن, پخش اینترنتی کردن, دریافت جریانی کردن
You can stream the song for a single listen.
The programme was streamed on the Web 24 hours a day.