flash
gb/flˈæʃ/ us/flˈæʃ/
A2
إنجليزي
~ 1200
المعاني
0 معنى
فعل
A2
action
1
shine briefly and suddenly
To give off a short, bright light.
نمط الاستخدام:
to flash [light]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flash' with 'shine'; 'shine' usually means to give light continuously, not briefly.
مرادفات
blink (Often refers to lights turning on and off quickly, sometimes repeatedly.)
أضداد
glow (Describes a steady light rather than a brief burst.)
تراكيب شائعة
flash light
|flash brightly
|flash suddenly
|camera flash
مواضيع
vision
|technology
|daily life
|science
أمثلة
- Lightning flashed across the sky.
- The warning light flashed red.
- Cameras flashed as the celebrity walked in.
- The beacon flashed twice before going dark.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The light flashed in the dark.
- The phone screen flashed when I got a message.
- A camera flashed at the wedding.
- The sign flashed every few seconds.
اسم
A2
event
2
brief burst of light
A quick, bright light that lasts for a very short time.
مرادفات
glint (A small flash of reflected light, often from metal or glass.)
أضداد
darkness (The absence of light.)
تراكيب شائعة
a flash of lightning
|camera flash
|in a flash
مواضيع
vision
|photography
|science
|technology
أمثلة
- There was a flash of lightning before the thunder.
- The photographer adjusted the flash on his camera.
- A bright flash lit up the room.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I saw a flash in the sky.
- The camera made a flash when it took the photo.
- There was a flash from the torch.
فعل
B1
action
3
show quickly and briefly
To show something for only a short time.
نمط الاستخدام:
to flash [something] [at someone]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flash' with 'wave'; 'wave' usually means moving something back and forth rather than just showing it briefly.
مرادفات
display briefly (A neutral phrase meaning to show for a short time.)
أضداد
conceal (To keep something hidden instead of showing it.)
تراكيب شائعة
flash a smile
|flash an ID card
|flash headlines
مواضيع
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- She flashed her ID at the guard.
- He flashed a smile at his friend.
- The news channel flashed breaking news on the screen.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- He flashed his ticket to the driver.
- She flashed a big smile at me.
- The card was flashed to the worker.
اسم
B1
quantity
4
very short moment
A very short time, like an instant.
مرادفات
instant (A moment without any delay.)
أضداد
eternity (An extremely long or seemingly endless period of time.)
تراكيب شائعة
in a flash
|gone in a flash
مواضيع
time
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- It was over in a flash.
- She disappeared in a flash.
- The memory came back to him in a flash.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- It was done in a flash.
- She left in a flash.
- I remembered it in a flash.
فعل
slang
B2
action
5
expose body parts briefly in public
To quickly show private parts of your body in public.
نمط الاستخدام:
to flash [someone]
مرادفات
expose oneself (A more formal/legal term used especially in law enforcement contexts.)
أضداد
cover up (To keep one's body parts hidden from view.)
تراكيب شائعة
flash someone
مواضيع
social behaviour
|law
|body
أمثلة
- He was arrested for flashing people in the park.
- Someone flashed the crowd during the concert.
- She accused him of flashing her on the train.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- He flashed people in the street.
- The man was caught flashing in the park.
- She said he flashed her on the bus.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
flash
IPA
GB/flˈæʃ/
US/flˈæʃ/
المقاطع والنبر
flash (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (flash)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: flash
- Plural: flash, flashes
Verb
- Base: flash
- 3rd Person Singular: flashes
- Present Participle: flashing
- Past: flashed
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
flashes
noun
flashing
verb
flashed
verb
Related words
flashy
adjective
flashlight
noun
flashcard
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unflashy
adjective
Advanced or less common
flashback
noun B2
تعبيرات
flash back (to)
1/flˈæʃ bˈæk tə/
phrasal verb
recall past events suddenly and vividly
To suddenly remember something from the past very clearly.
أمثلة
- The smell of cookies flashed me back to my childhood.
- He flashed back to his days in the army.
flash forward (to)
1/flˈæʃ fˈɔɹwɚd tə/
phrasal verb
technical
depict future events out of sequence (storytelling)
To show or think about something that will happen later in time, often used in films or books.
أمثلة
- The movie flashes forward to ten years later.
- The story flashes forward to when they meet again.
flash through someone's mind
1/flˈæʃ θɹˈu sˈʌmwˌʌnz mˈaɪnd/
fixed phrase
occur suddenly as a thought or idea
To suddenly think of something for a short moment.
أمثلة
- An idea flashed through my mind while she was talking.
- Many memories flashed through his mind during the speech.
in a flash
1/ˈɪn ə flˈæʃ/
idiom
very quickly or suddenly
Very quickly; in a very short time.
أمثلة
- She was out the door in a flash.
- In a flash, he understood what she meant.