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flick(
flihk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The chef shook the water off his hands with a flick.El chef se quitó el agua de las manos con un movimiento rápido.
b. el coletazo (M) (of a tail)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The flies darted about, trying to dodge every flick of the horse's tail.Las moscas revoloteaban, tratando de esquivar cada coletazo del caballo.
2. (colloquial) (movie)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la peli (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
"Die Hard" is one of my favorite action flicks of all time."Duro de Matar" es una de mis pelis de acción favoritas de todos los tiempos.
b. la película (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Francesca prefers to watch arty flicks, while I go for the big blockbusters.Francesca prefiere ver películas artísticas, mientras que yo me voy por las más taquilleras.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to tap)
a. dar un capirotazo
Maria flicked the crumb that was on her piece of paper.María le dio un capirotazo a la miga que estaba en su hoja de papel.
b. sacudir
The waiter flicked the dirt from the mat out the back door.El camarero fue a la puerta de atrás a sacudir el polvo del tapete.
5. (to remove)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. hojear (transitive verb)
I flicked through the paper this morning but I couldn't find the news.Estuve hojeando el periódico esta mañana pero no encontré la noticia.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. automático
The man pulled out a flick knife and said, "Ma'am, you still have the tag attached to your shirt."El hombre sacó una navaja automática y dijo, "Señora, su camisa todavía tiene la etiqueta".
flicks
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
8. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (movie theater) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
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