flash
gb/flˈæʃ/ us/flˈæʃ/
A2
אנגלית
~ 1200
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
פועל
A2
action
1
shine briefly and suddenly
To give off a short, bright light.
תבנית שימוש:
to flash [light]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flash' with 'shine'; 'shine' usually means to give light continuously, not briefly.
מילים נרדפות
blink (Often refers to lights turning on and off quickly, sometimes repeatedly.)
הפכים
glow (Describes a steady light rather than a brief burst.)
צירופים
flash light
|flash brightly
|flash suddenly
|camera flash
נושאים
vision
|technology
|daily life
|science
דוגמאות
- Lightning flashed across the sky.
- The warning light flashed red.
- Cameras flashed as the celebrity walked in.
- The beacon flashed twice before going dark.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
שם עצם
A2
event
2
brief burst of light
A quick, bright light that lasts for a very short time.
מילים נרדפות
glint (A small flash of reflected light, often from metal or glass.)
הפכים
darkness (The absence of light.)
צירופים
a flash of lightning
|camera flash
|in a flash
נושאים
vision
|photography
|science
|technology
דוגמאות
- There was a flash of lightning before the thunder.
- The photographer adjusted the flash on his camera.
- A bright flash lit up the room.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I saw a flash in the sky.
- The camera made a flash when it took the photo.
- There was a flash from the torch.
פועל
B1
action
3
show quickly and briefly
To show something for only a short time.
תבנית שימוש:
to flash [something] [at someone]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flash' with 'wave'; 'wave' usually means moving something back and forth rather than just showing it briefly.
מילים נרדפות
display briefly (A neutral phrase meaning to show for a short time.)
הפכים
conceal (To keep something hidden instead of showing it.)
צירופים
flash a smile
|flash an ID card
|flash headlines
נושאים
communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- She flashed her ID at the guard.
- He flashed a smile at his friend.
- The news channel flashed breaking news on the screen.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He flashed his ticket to the driver.
- She flashed a big smile at me.
- The card was flashed to the worker.
שם עצם
B1
quantity
4
very short moment
A very short time, like an instant.
מילים נרדפות
instant (A moment without any delay.)
הפכים
eternity (An extremely long or seemingly endless period of time.)
צירופים
in a flash
|gone in a flash
נושאים
time
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- It was over in a flash.
- She disappeared in a flash.
- The memory came back to him in a flash.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- It was done in a flash.
- She left in a flash.
- I remembered it in a flash.
פועל
slang
B2
action
5
expose body parts briefly in public
To quickly show private parts of your body in public.
תבנית שימוש:
to flash [someone]
מילים נרדפות
expose oneself (A more formal/legal term used especially in law enforcement contexts.)
הפכים
cover up (To keep one's body parts hidden from view.)
צירופים
flash someone
נושאים
social behaviour
|law
|body
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He flashed people in the street.
- The man was caught flashing in the park.
- She said he flashed her on the bus.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
flash
IPA
GB/flˈæʃ/
US/flˈæʃ/
הברות והטעמה
flash (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (flash)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: flash
- Plural: flash, flashes
Verb
- Base: flash
- 3rd Person Singular: flashes
- Present Participle: flashing
- Past: flashed
משפחת מילים
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
ביטויים
flash back (to)
1/flˈæʃ bˈæk tə/
phrasal verb
recall past events suddenly and vividly
To suddenly remember something from the past very clearly.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- She was out the door in a flash.
- In a flash, he understood what she meant.