flash
gb/flˈæʃ/ us/flˈæʃ/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 1200
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
A2
action
1
shine briefly and suddenly
To give off a short, bright light.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to flash [light]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flash' with 'shine'; 'shine' usually means to give light continuously, not briefly.
Συνώνυμα
blink (Often refers to lights turning on and off quickly, sometimes repeatedly.)
Αντώνυμα
glow (Describes a steady light rather than a brief burst.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
flash light
|flash brightly
|flash suddenly
|camera flash
Θέματα
vision
|technology
|daily life
|science
Παραδείγματα
- Lightning flashed across the sky.
- The warning light flashed red.
- Cameras flashed as the celebrity walked in.
- The beacon flashed twice before going dark.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Ουσιαστικό
A2
event
2
brief burst of light
A quick, bright light that lasts for a very short time.
Συνώνυμα
glint (A small flash of reflected light, often from metal or glass.)
Αντώνυμα
darkness (The absence of light.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a flash of lightning
|camera flash
|in a flash
Θέματα
vision
|photography
|science
|technology
Παραδείγματα
- There was a flash of lightning before the thunder.
- The photographer adjusted the flash on his camera.
- A bright flash lit up the room.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I saw a flash in the sky.
- The camera made a flash when it took the photo.
- There was a flash from the torch.
Ρήμα
B1
action
3
show quickly and briefly
To show something for only a short time.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to flash [something] [at someone]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flash' with 'wave'; 'wave' usually means moving something back and forth rather than just showing it briefly.
Συνώνυμα
display briefly (A neutral phrase meaning to show for a short time.)
Αντώνυμα
conceal (To keep something hidden instead of showing it.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
flash a smile
|flash an ID card
|flash headlines
Θέματα
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- She flashed her ID at the guard.
- He flashed a smile at his friend.
- The news channel flashed breaking news on the screen.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He flashed his ticket to the driver.
- She flashed a big smile at me.
- The card was flashed to the worker.
Ουσιαστικό
B1
quantity
4
very short moment
A very short time, like an instant.
Συνώνυμα
instant (A moment without any delay.)
Αντώνυμα
eternity (An extremely long or seemingly endless period of time.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
in a flash
|gone in a flash
Θέματα
time
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- It was over in a flash.
- She disappeared in a flash.
- The memory came back to him in a flash.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- It was done in a flash.
- She left in a flash.
- I remembered it in a flash.
Ρήμα
slang
B2
action
5
expose body parts briefly in public
To quickly show private parts of your body in public.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to 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.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
flash someone
Θέματα
social behaviour
|law
|body
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He flashed people in the street.
- The man was caught flashing in the park.
- She said he flashed her on the bus.
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.