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