cvét flower; (sadnega drevja) blossom; figurativno (najboljše) the best (ali cream ali choicest)
brez cvétov flowerless
vinski cvét spirit of wine
žveplov cvét flowers pl of sulphur
v cvétu starosti in a hale and hearty old age
v cvétu življenja in the prime of life
cvét armade the flower of the army
padel je v boju v cvétu mladosti he fell in battle in the prime of his youth
pognati v cvét (seme) to run to seed