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flash
[flæʃ]
sustantivo
1destello (m) (of light)
  • a flash of lightning -> un relámpago
  • a flash of wit -> una ocurrencia
  • a flash of inspiration -> una inspiración súbita
  • in a flash -> en un abrir y cerrar de ojos (very quickly)
  • a flash in the pan (sentido figurado) -> un éxito aislado
  • flash flood -> riada (f)
  • flash point -> momento (m) de máxima tensión; (of situation) zona (f) conflictiva (region)
2flash (m) (in photography)
adjetivo
3llamativo(a), ostentoso(a) (familiar) (showy) (británico)
verbo transitivo
4lanzar (smile, look)(at a); mostrar, exhibir
  • to flash one's headlights at somebody (card, badge) -> darle las luces a alguien, hacerle señales con los faros a alguien
verbo intransitivo
5destellar (light)
  • his eyes flashed with anger -> sus ojos lanzaban destellos de ira
6(move quickly)
  • to flash past -> pasar a toda velocidad
  • it flashed across my mind that… -> se me ocurrió de pronto que…
  • my life flashed before me -> en un instante vi mi vida entera

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flash [flash]
sustantivo
1Relámpago, llamarada, rayo, ráfaga de luz, llama pronta y pasajera.
2Llamarada, movimiento repentino del ánimo de corta duración.
3Cualquier situación pasajera y corta; momento, instante, durante muy breve tiempo.
4Borbollón, golpe de agua impelida con violencia.
  • Flash of the eye -> ojeada, vistazo
  • Flash of wit -> agudeza, rasgo, dicho pronto y vivo
  • Flash of hope -> rayo de esperanza
adjetivo
5Que tiene relación con ladrones y su habla.
  • Flash language -> caló, jerigonza de gitanos
  • Flash-house -> casa encubridora de hurtos, donde se acogen los ladrones
6Barato y de mal gusto.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Relámpaguear. (n)
2Brillar con un brillo pasajero. (n)
3Saltar, romper con violencia. (n)
4Prorrumpir en chistes o agudeza (n)
sustantivo & verbo neutro (intransitivo)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
5Cubrir el vidrio liso con una capa delgada de vidrio de color. (n)
6Despedir agua a borbollones. (n)

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flash [flæʃ]
noun
1 [of light] destello; (m) [of gun] fogonazo; (m) [of jewel] centelleo; (m) destellos; (m)
he saw a flash of green vanishing round the next bend vio un destello verde que desaparecía en la siguiente curva
the bird flew off in a flash of blue feathers there was a blue flash, and the light fused deer rustled and crashed away in the rhododendron bushes, showing an occasional flash of brown back she was off, waving goodbye with a white flash of tail We were blessed by the sudden flash of a kingfisher
the flash of expensive jewellery el centelleo de alhajas costosas; a flash of lightning un relámpago
2 (burst)
he made his escape with a flash of speed his writing could do with a flash of humour
a flash of anger un arranque un arrebato de cólera;or a flash of inspiration una ráfaga un momento de inspiración;or a flash of wit un ramalazo de ingenio
a flash in the pan algo pasajero; flor de un día
the affair was nothing more than a flash in the pan el asunto no fue más que algo pasajero flor de un día;or their win was no flash in the pan su victoria no se debió a un golpe de suerte; no ganaron por chiripa; (informal)
the resurgence of these toys is more than a flash in the pan it was just a flash in the pan
3 (instant) instante; (m)
in a flash en un abrir y cerrar de ojos; en un instante; it all happened in a flash todo sucedió en un abrir y cerrar de ojos en un instante;or it came to him in a flash de repente lo vio todo claro; I'll be back in a flash vuelvo en un instante
he was there in a flash
quick as a flash como un relámpago un rayo;or
4 (news flash) noticia de última hora; (f)
5 (Fot) flash; (m)
are you using a flash?
6 (marking) (on animal) mancha; (f)
a horse with a white flash on his forehead
7 (Britain) (Mil) (insignia) distintivo; (m)
8 (US) (torch) linterna; (f)
he stopped to rest and shut off his flash
verb:transitive
1 (direct) [+look] lanzar; [+smile] dirigir
he flashed me a look of surprise me lanzó una mirada de sorpresa; she flashed him a grateful smile le dirigió una breve sonrisa de agradecimiento
She flashed a look of warning my way Lady Hermione flashed a look of pure venom at them Marie flashed a sharp look at her I flashed a look at her
2 (shine)
he flashed his torch into the boat enfocó el barco con la linterna; she flashed the light in my eyes me enfocó con la luz en los ojos; to flash one's (head)lights (Aut) hacer señales con las luces
a German Mercedes was angrily flashing its headlights in my mirror I flashed my lights at him to thank him the car swerved violently to the right, causing a large articulated lorry in the process of overtaking to flash its lights and otherwise convey its driver's concern
3 (send quickly) [+news, information] transmitir rápidamente
the pictures were flashed around the world las imágenes circularon rápidamente por todo el mundo
the machine then sorted, added, and transmitted totals to indicator boards, flashing new information to racing fans at the track every 90 sec they flashed the news as soon as it broke
4 (display briefly) mostrar
the screen flashes a message aparece brevemente un mensaje en la pantalla; la pantalla muestra brevemente un mensaje; I flashed my card at the security guard le enseñé mostré brevemente mi tarjeta al guardia de seguridad;or
the machine was programmed to flash the image repeatedly the game ends, and the screen flashes a message: try again
5 (flaunt) hacer alarde de; fardar de; (informal)
to flash sth [about] [around] we didn't flash money around, we didn't boast about it don't flash your money around
they're rich but they don't flash their money around son ricos pero no van fardando de dinero por ahí; (informal) son ricos pero no hacen alarde de su riqueza
verb:intransitive
1 (shine) [+light, eyes, teeth] brillar; [+jewels] brillar; lanzar destellos
a light was flashing on the horizon brillaba una luz en el horizonte; cameras flashed as she stepped from the car las cámaras disparaban los flashes cuando ella salía del coche; a police car raced past, lights flashing pasó un coche de policía a toda velocidad, con las luces lanzando destellos; his brake lights flashed las luces de freno se iluminaron de repente; a flashing neon sign un anuncio de neón intermitente; lightning was flashing all around relampagueaba por todas partes; headaches accompanied by flashing lights dolores de cabeza acompañados de destellos de luz en la visión; (m) her eyes flashed with anger se le encendieron los ojos
the oil pressure warning light began flashing intermittently he sat at a control board full of flashing lights his helmet flashed in the sun in acute cases of migraine, the flashing lights you seem to see before your eyes often bring on disorientation, nausea, and vomitingyou seem to see before your eyes I thought I saw his teeth flash in the dark a smile flashed across her face she saw his teeth flash in the dark he could not forget her face, flashing dark eyes and elegant 6ft figure the alarm went off and a red light started flashing
2 (Aut)
I flashed to let him out le hice señales con las luces para que pasara
some idiot came out right in front of me so I flashed furiously at him
3 (move quickly)
a thought flashed through my mind una idea me cruzó la mente como un relámpago; his whole life flashed before his eyes volvió a revivir toda su vida en unos instantes; a message flashed up on the screen apareció brevemente un mensaje en la pantalla
a kingfisher flashed across the stream my mind flashed back to that day 10 years ago
to flash by pastor [+vehicle, person] pasar a toda velocidad; pasar como un rayo; [+time] pasar volando; the landscape flashed by in a blur el paisaje iba pasando con velocidad, fundiéndose en una imagen borrosa
the ambulance flashed past the week seemed to flash by cars flashed by every few minutes
4 (Cine)
to flash back to retroceder a; to flash forward to adelantarse hasta
He clenched both fists, shook Connors' hand and walked off the court: a quiet victory. Flash forward to 1992 - Ashe stood at a podium last April and told the world about his terminal illness
5 (informal) (expose o.s.) exhibirse
he was arrested for flashing in the park I'm fed up of men flashing at me
adjective
(informal) (showy) [+car, clothes] llamativo; fardón; (informal)
a flash restaurant un restaurante ostentoso; un restaurante de esos impresionantes; (informal)
a really flash car he's wears flash clothes the new hi-fi sounds flash but is inexpensive to buy I don't trust him - he seems a bit flash to me
modifier
flash bulb (n) bombilla de flash; (f)
flash card (n) tarjeta; (f)
flash fire (n) fuego repentino; (m)
Twenty-five workers died in a flash fire at the Hamlet plant Then, like a flash-fire racing through undergrowth, they heard the roar of the crowd swell The thing that's most manifest from the air is the defoliation of the coastal vegetation # It basically looks like a flash fire through the trees and shrubs
flash flood (n) riada; (f)
flash gun (n) (Fot) disparador de flash; (m)
flash photography (n) fotografía con flash; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "flash"

Imperative
  • flash
  • you flash
  • he/she flashes
  • we flash
  • you flash
  • they flash
Preterite
  • I flashed
  • you flashed
  • he/she flashed
  • we flashed
  • you flashed
  • they flashed
Present Continuous
  • I am flashing
  • you are flashing
  • he/she is flashing
  • we are flashing
  • you are flashing
  • they are flashing
Present Perfect
  • I have flashed
  • you have flashed
  • he/she has flashed
  • we have flashed
  • you have flashed
  • they have flashed
Past Continuous
  • I was flashing
  • you were flashing
  • he/she was flashing
  • we were flashing
  • you were flashing
  • they were flashing
Past Perfect
  • I had flashed
  • you had flashed
  • he/she had flashed
  • we had flashed
  • you had flashed
  • they had flashed
Future
  • I will flash
  • you will flash
  • he/she will flash
  • we will flash
  • you will flash
  • they will flash
Future Perfect
  • I will have flashed
  • you will have flashed
  • he/she will have flashed
  • we will have flashed
  • you will have flashed
  • they will have flashed
Future Continuous
  • I will be flashing
  • you will be flashing
  • he/she will be flashing
  • we will be flashing
  • you will be flashing
  • they will be flashing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been flashing
  • you have been flashing
  • he/she has been flashing
  • we have been flashing
  • you have been flashing
  • they have been flashing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been flashing
  • you will have been flashing
  • he/she will have been flashing
  • we will have been flashing
  • you will have been flashing
  • they will have been flashing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been flashing
  • you had been flashing
  • he/she had been flashing
  • we had been flashing
  • you had been flashing
  • they had been flashing

flash
(pl flashes)
[flaʃ, flas]
masculine noun
1flash (photography)
2newsflash (informativo)
3flash of inspiration (informal) (imagen mental)
  • ¡me llevé un flash! -> I got a bit of a shock! (peninsular Spanish)

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flash [flash]
noun, plural
1Flashed, flashs 1. (m)
2Flash, flashlight. (m)
  • Con flash -> by flashlight
3Surprise. (Figurative) (m)
News flash (noticia).

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flash [flas]
sustantivo:masculino
flashes (plural) [ˈflases]
1 (Fotografía) flash; flashlight
2 (TV) etc newsflash
3 (muy_familiar) (sorpresa) shock
¡qué flash! what a shock!

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