flash
gb/flˈæʃ/ us/flˈæʃ/
A2
Inglés
~ 1200
felvillan, villog, villanás, vaku, villant, gyorsan felmutat, pillanat, egy pillanat alatt, mutogatja magát, exhibicionistáskodik
VERBO
A2
1
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flash' with 'shine'; 'shine' usually means to give light continuously, not briefly.
Significado
shine briefly and suddenly
Colocaciones
flash light
|flash brightly
|flash suddenly
|camera flash
Sinónimos
blink (Often refers to lights turning on and off quickly, sometimes repeatedly.)
Antónimos
glow (Describes a steady light rather than a brief burst.)
Temas
vision
|technology
|daily life
|science
Definición
To give off a short, bright light.
To shine or emit a sudden, brief burst of light.
SUSTANTIVO
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Significado
brief burst of light
Colocaciones
a flash of lightning
|camera flash
|in a flash
Sinónimos
glint (A small flash of reflected light, often from metal or glass.)
Antónimos
darkness (The absence of light.)
Temas
vision
|photography
|science
|technology
Definición
A quick, bright light that lasts for a very short time.
A sudden and short burst of light.
VERBO
B1
3
villant
B2
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flash' with 'wave'; 'wave' usually means moving something back and forth rather than just showing it briefly.
Significado
show quickly and briefly
Colocaciones
flash a smile
|flash an ID card
|flash headlines
Sinónimos
display briefly (A neutral phrase meaning to show for a short time.)
Antónimos
conceal (To keep something hidden instead of showing it.)
Temas
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definición
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.
SUSTANTIVO
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Significado
very short moment
Colocaciones
in a flash
|gone in a flash
Sinónimos
instant (A moment without any delay.)
Antónimos
eternity (An extremely long or seemingly endless period of time.)
Temas
time
|core_vocabulary
Definición
A very short time, like an instant.
A very short period of time; an instant.
VERBO
B2
SLANG
5
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Significado
expose body parts briefly in public
Colocaciones
flash someone
Sinónimos
expose oneself (A more formal/legal term used especially in law enforcement contexts.)
Antónimos
cover up (To keep one's body parts hidden from view.)
Temas
social behaviour
|law
|body
Definición
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.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
flash
AFI
GB/flˈæʃ/
US/flˈæʃ/
Sílabas y acento
flash (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (flash)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: flash
- Plural: flash, flashes
Verb
- Base: flash
- 3rd Person Singular: flashes
- Present Participle: flashing
- Past: flashed
Familia de palabras
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
Expresiones
flash back (to)
1/flˈæʃ bˈæk tə/
phrasal verb
recall past events suddenly and vividly
To suddenly remember something from the past very clearly.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- She was out the door in a flash.
- In a flash, he understood what she meant.