flash
gb/flˈæʃ/ us/flˈæʃ/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 1200
felvillan, villog, villanás, vaku, villant, gyorsan felmutat, pillanat, egy pillanat alatt, mutogatja magát, exhibicionistáskodik
ΡΉΜΑ
A2
1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to flash [light]
Lightning flashed across the sky.
Felvillant a villám az égen.
The warning light flashed red.
A figyelmeztető lámpa pirosan villogott.
Cameras flashed as the celebrity walked in.
The beacon flashed twice before going dark.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The light flashed in the dark.
A fény felvillant a sötétben.
The phone screen flashed when I got a message.
A telefon képernyője felvillant, amikor üzenetet kaptam.
A camera flashed at the wedding.
The sign flashed every few seconds.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flash' with 'shine'; 'shine' usually means to give light continuously, not briefly.
Σημασία
shine briefly and suddenly
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
flash light
|flash brightly
|flash suddenly
|camera flash
Συνώνυμα
blink (Often refers to lights turning on and off quickly, sometimes repeatedly.)
Αντώνυμα
glow (Describes a steady light rather than a brief burst.)
Θέματα
vision
|technology
|daily life
|science
Ορισμός
To give off a short, bright light.
To shine or emit a sudden, brief burst of light.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
A2
2
There was a flash of lightning before the thunder.
A mennydörgés előtt felvillant a villám.
The photographer adjusted the flash on his camera.
A fotós beállította a vakut a fényképezőgépén.
A bright flash lit up the room.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I saw a flash in the sky.
Láttam egy villanást az égen.
The camera made a flash when it took the photo.
A fényképezőgép vakuja felvillant, amikor elkészült a fotó.
There was a flash from the torch.
Σημασία
brief burst of light
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a flash of lightning
|camera flash
|in a flash
Συνώνυμα
glint (A small flash of reflected light, often from metal or glass.)
Αντώνυμα
darkness (The absence of light.)
Θέματα
vision
|photography
|science
|technology
Ορισμός
A quick, bright light that lasts for a very short time.
A sudden and short burst of light.
ΡΉΜΑ
B1
3
villant
B2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to flash [something] [at someone]
She flashed her ID at the guard.
Gyorsan felmutatta az igazolványát az őrnek.
He flashed a smile at his friend.
Egy mosolyt villantott a barátjára.
The news channel flashed breaking news on the screen.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He flashed his ticket to the driver.
Gyorsan felmutatta a jegyét a sofőrnek.
She flashed a big smile at me.
Nagy mosolyt villantott rám.
The card was flashed to the worker.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flash' with 'wave'; 'wave' usually means moving something back and forth rather than just showing it briefly.
Σημασία
show quickly and briefly
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
flash a smile
|flash an ID card
|flash headlines
Συνώνυμα
display briefly (A neutral phrase meaning to show for a short time.)
Αντώνυμα
conceal (To keep something hidden instead of showing it.)
Θέματα
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
To show something for only a short time.
To show something for a very short time, often so that it can be seen quickly or unexpectedly.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B1
4
pillanat
A2
It was over in a flash.
Egy pillanat alatt vége lett.
She disappeared in a flash.
Egy pillanat alatt eltűnt.
The memory came back to him in a flash.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
It was done in a flash.
Egy pillanat alatt kész lett.
She left in a flash.
Egy pillanat alatt elment.
I remembered it in a flash.
Σημασία
very short moment
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
in a flash
|gone in a flash
Συνώνυμα
instant (A moment without any delay.)
Αντώνυμα
eternity (An extremely long or seemingly endless period of time.)
Θέματα
time
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
A very short time, like an instant.
A very short period of time; an instant.
ΡΉΜΑ
B2
SLANG
5
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to flash [someone]
He was arrested for flashing people in the park.
Őrizetbe vették, mert emberek előtt mutogatta magát a parkban.
Someone flashed the crowd during the concert.
Valaki a koncert alatt mutogatta magát a tömeg előtt.
She accused him of flashing her on the train.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He flashed people in the street.
Emberek előtt mutogatta magát az utcán.
The man was caught flashing in the park.
Rajtakapták a férfit, amint a parkban mutogatta magát.
She said he flashed her on the bus.
Σημασία
expose body parts briefly in public
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
flash someone
Συνώνυμα
expose oneself (A more formal/legal term used especially in law enforcement contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
cover up (To keep one's body parts hidden from view.)
Θέματα
social behaviour
|law
|body
Ορισμός
To quickly show private parts of your body in public.
To briefly show one's private body parts in public, usually as a prank or for shock value.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
flash
IPA
GB/flˈæʃ/
US/flˈæʃ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
flash (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (flash)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: flash
- Plural: flash, flashes
Verb
- Base: flash
- 3rd Person Singular: flashes
- Present Participle: flashing
- Past: flashed
Οικογένεια λέξεων
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
Εκφράσεις
flash back (to)
1/flˈæʃ bˈæk tə/
phrasal verb
recall past events suddenly and vividly
To suddenly remember something from the past very clearly.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- She was out the door in a flash.
- In a flash, he understood what she meant.