English-Thai Dictionary

flash

ADJ โอ้อวด  showy ostentatious ao-aud

 

flash

N ชั่ว อึด ใจเดียว  ชั่ว พริบตาเดียว  moment instant jiffy chua-uad-jai-diao

 

flash

N แสง วาบ  แสงป ลาบ  flare gleam spark sang-wab

 

flash

N ไฟ แฟลช (ของ กล้องถ่ายรูป  fai-fad

 

flash

VI วูบ ผ่าน ไป อย่างรวดเร็ว  ผ่าน ไป อย่างรวดเร็ว  wub-pan-pai-yang-ruad-reo

 

flash

VI ส่องแสง วาบ ขึ้นมา  แปลบ  แลบ  วูบ  flare gleam song-saeng-wab-kuen-ma

 

flash

VT ส่องไฟ (ทางเดิน  ฉายไฟ  song-fai

 

flash

VT แสดง ให้ ดู อย่างรวดเร็ว  เช่น  บัตร  show display conceal hide sa-daeng-hai-du-yang-ruad-reo-chen-bad

 

flash Harry

SL ชายหนุ่ม ที่ โอ้อวด และ มั่นใจ ใน ตนเอง มากเกินไป  chai-num-ti-o-uad-lae-man-jai-nai-ton-eng-mak-koen-pai

 

flash about

PHRV ฉายไฟ ไป ทั่ว (หลาย ทิศทาง  flash around chai-fai-pai-tua

 

flash about

PHRV อวด (ของมีค่า  วูบวาบ  uad-wub-wab

 

flash around

PHRV ฉายไฟ ไป ทั่ว (หลาย ทิศทาง  flash about chai-fai-pai-tua

 

flash around

PHRV อวด (ของมีค่า  วูบวาบ  uad-wub-wab

 

flash at

PHRV ชำเลือง  มอง แวบ หนึ่ง  มอง ชั่วขณะ  dart at cham-ruang

 

flash back

PHRV ย้อนกลับ ไป  ฉาย กลับ ไป  กลับ ไป จุดเริ่มต้น  cut back flash forward yon-kab-pai

 

flash forward

PHRV ย้อนกลับ ไป  ฉาย กลับ ไป  กลับ ไป จุดเริ่มต้น  cut back flash forward yon-kab-pai

 

flash on

PHRV เป็นที่รู้จัก ทันที โดย  ทำให้ นึกถึง ขึ้นมา  ทำให้ จำได้ ทันที  flash upon pen-ti-ru-jak-tan-ti-doi

 

flash out

PHRV พูด อย่าง โกรธ  flare out phud-yang-koed

 

flash through

PHRV เคลื่อน อย่างเร็ว ผ่าน  kluean-yang-reo-pan

 

flash up

PHRV ชู ให้ เห็น ชั่วขณะ  chu-hai-hen-chue-ka-na

 

flash upon

PHRV เป็นที่รู้จัก ทันที โดย  ทำให้ นึกถึง ขึ้นมา  ทำให้ จำได้ ทันที  flash on pen-ti-ru-jak-tan-ti-doi

 

flashback

N การ เล่าเรื่อง ย้อน อดีต  การ เล่าเรื่อง ย้อนกลับ ไป ใน อดีต  kan-lao-rueang-yon-ar-did

 

flashbulb

N หลอดไฟ แฟลช สำหรับ ถ่ายรูป  lod-fai-flaed-sam-rab-tai-rub

 

flashcard

N แผ่น กระดาษแข็ง ที่ มี ภาพ หรือ คำ ต่างๆ  ที่ ใช้ ใน การ สอน  paen-kra-dad-kaeng-ti-me-pab-rue-kam-tang-tang-ti-chai-nai-kan-son

 

flasher

N คนที่ ชอบ อวด อวัยวะเพศ ใน ที่สาธารณะ (แสลง  พวก อนาจาร  kon-ti-chob uad-ar-wai-ya-wa-ped-nai-ti-sa-ta-ra-na

 

flasher

N สัญญาณ ไฟ กะพริบ (ของ รถยนต์  san-yan-fai-ka-prib

 

flashgun

N อุปกรณ์ ติดไฟ แฟลช กล้องถ่ายรูป  u-pa-kon-tid-fai-flaed-klong-tai-rub

 

flashing

N แผ่น ที่ ใช้ ปิด รอยต่อ ของ หลังคา เพื่อ ป้องกัน การ รั่ว ซึม  paen-ti-chai-pid-roi-tor-kong-lang-ka-puea-pong-kan-kan-rua-suem

 

flashlight

N หลอดไฟ แฟลช (ใน การถ่ายภาพ  lod-fai-chai

 

flashlight

N แสงไฟ  เช่น  ไฟ สัญญาณ บน ประภาคาร  saeng-fai-chen-fai-san-yan-bon-pra-pa-kan

 

flashlight

N ไฟฉาย  torch fai-chai

 

flashpoint

N สถานการณ์ ที่ ความรุนแรง เริ่ม เกิดขึ้น และ ควบคุม ไม่ได้  sa-ta-na-kan-ti-kwam-run-raeng-roem-koed-kuen-lae-kuab-kum-mai-dai

 

flashy

ADJ ฉูดฉาด  บาดตา  หรูหรา  โอ้อวด  showy gaudy flamboyant colourless dull chud-chad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FLASH

n. 1. A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; as a flash of lightning.
2. A sudden burst of flame and light; as instantaneous blaze; as the flash of a gun.
3. A sudden burst, as of wit or merriment; as a flash of wit; a flash of joy or mirth.
His companions recollect no instance of premature wit, no striking sentiment, no flash of fancy -
4. A short, transient state.
The Persians and Macedonians had it for a flash.
5. A body of water driven by violence. [Local. ]
6. A little pool. [Local. ]

 

FLASH

v.i. 1. To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst or open instantly on the sight, as splendor. It differs from glitter, glisten and gleam in denoting a flood or wide extent of light. The latter words may express the issuing of light from a small object, or from a pencil of rays. A diamond may glitter or glisten, but it does not flash. Flash differs from other words also in denoting suddenness of appearance and disappearance.
2. To burst or break forth with a flood of flame and light; as, the powder flashed in the pan. Flashing differs from exploding or disploding, in not being accompanied with a loud report.
3. To burst out into any kind of violence.
Every hour he flashes into one gross crime or other.
4. To break out, as a sudden expression of wit, merriment or bright thought.

 

FLASH

v.t. 1. To strike up a body of water from the surface.
He rudely flashed the waves.
[In this sense I believe this word is not used in America. ]
2. To strike or to throw like a burst of light; as, to flash conviction on the mind.

 

FLASHER

n. 1. A man of more appearance of wit than reality.
2. A rower. [Not in use. ]

 

FLASHILY

adv. With empty show; with a sudden glare; without solidity of wit or thought.

 

FLASHING

ppr. Bursting forth as a flood of light, or of flame and light, or as wit, mirth or joy.

 

FLASHY

a. 1. Showy, but empty; dazzling for a moment, but not solid; as flashy wit.
2. Showy; gay; as a flashy dress.
3. Insipid; vapid; without taste or spirit; as food or drink.
4. Washy; plashy. [See Plash. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FLASH

Flash, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Flashing. ] Etym: [Cf. OE. flaskien, vlaskien to pour, sprinkle, dial. Sw. flasa to blaze, E. flush, flare. ]

 

1. To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.

 

2. To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash. Names which have flashed and thundered as the watch words of unumbered struggles. Talfourd. The object is made to flash upon the eye of the mind. M. Arnold. A thought floashed through me, which I clothed in act. Tennyson.

 

3. To burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out violently; to rush hastily. Every hour He flashes into one gross crime or other. Shak. To flash in the pan, to fail of success. [Colloq. ] See under Flash, a burst of light. Bartlett.

 

Syn. -- Flash, Glitter, Gleam, Glisten, Glister. Flash differs from glitter and gleam, denoting a flood or wide extent of light. The latter words may express the issuing of light from a small object, or from a pencil of rays. Flash differs from other words, also, in denoting suddenness of appearance and disappearance. Flashing differs from exploding or disploding in not being accompanied with a loud report. To glisten, or glister, is to shine with a soft and fitful luster, as eyes suffused with tears, or flowers wet with dew.

 

FLASH

FLASH Flash, v. t.

 

1. To send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with sudden flame or light. The chariot of paternal Deity, Flashing thick flames. Milton.

 

2. To convey as by a flash; to light up, as by a sudden flame or light; as, to flash a message along the wires; to flash conviction on the mind.

 

3. (Glass Making )

 

Defn: To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different color. See Flashing, n., 3 (b ).

 

4. To trick up in a showy manner. Limning and flashing it with various dyes. A. Brewer.

 

5. Etym: [Perh. due to confusion between flash of light and plash, splash. ]

 

Defn: To strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface; to splash. [Obs. ] He rudely flashed the waves about. Spenser. Flashed glass. See Flashing, n., 3.

 

FLASH

Flash, n.; pl. Flashes (.

 

1. A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning.

 

2. A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary brightness or show. The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind. Shak. No striking sentiment, no flash of fancy. Wirt.

 

3. The time during which a flash is visible; an instant; a very brief period. The Persians and Macedonians had it for a flash. Bacon.

 

4. A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc. , for coloring and giving a fictious strength to liquors. Flash light, or Flashing light, a kind of light shown by lighthouses, produced by the revolution of reflectors, so as to show a flash of light every few seconds, alternating with periods of dimness. Knight. -- Flash in the pan, the flashing of the priming in the pan of a flintlock musket without discharging the piece; hence, sudden, spasmodic effort that accomplishes nothing.

 

FLASH

FLASH Flash, a.

 

1. Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar; as, flash jewelry; flash finery.

 

2. Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; -- applied especially to thieves, gamblers, and prostitutes that dress in a showy way and wear much cheap jewelry. Flash house, a house frequented by flash people, as thieves and whores; hence, a brothel. "A gang of footpads, reveling with their favorite beauties at a flash house. " Macaulay.

 

FLASH

FLASH Flash, n.

 

Defn: Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes.

 

FLASH

Flash, n. Etym: [OE. flasche, flaske; cf. OF. flache, F. flaque. ]

 

1. A pool. [Prov. Eng. ] Haliwell.

 

2. (Engineering )

 

Defn: A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal. Flash wheel (Mech. ), a paddle wheel made to revolve in a breast or curved water way, by which water is lifted from the lower to the higher level.

 

FLASHBOARD

FLASHBOARD Flash "board `, n.

 

Defn: A board placed temporarily upon a milldam, to raise the water in the pond above its usual level; a flushboard. [U.S.]

 

FLASH BOILER

FLASH BOILER Flash boiler.

 

Defn: A variety of water-tube boiler, used chiefly in steam automobiles, consisting of a nest of strong tubes with very little water space, kept nearly red hot so that the water as it trickles drop by drop into the tubes is immediately flashed into steam and superheated.

 

FLASH BURNER

FLASH BURNER Flash burner.

 

Defn: A gas burner with a device for lighting by an electric spark.

 

FLASHER

FLASHER Flash "er, n.

 

1. One who, or that which, flashes.

 

2. A man of more appearance of wit than reality.

 

3. (Zoöl.) (a ) A large sparoid fish of the Atlantic coast and all tropical seas (Lobotes Surinamensis ). (b ) The European red-backed shrile (Lanius collurio ); -- called also flusher.

 

FLASHILY

FLASHILY Flash "i *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a flashy manner; with empty show.

 

FLASHINESS

FLASHINESS Flash "i *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being flashy.

 

FLASHING

FLASHING Flash "ing, n.

 

1. (Engineering )

 

Defn: The creation of an artifical flood by the sudden letting in of a body of water; -- called also flushing.

 

2. (Arch. )

 

Defn: Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs; also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material, tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting.

 

3. (Glass Making ) (a ) The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture during manufacture to restore its plastic condition; esp. , the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated. (b ) A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass. Knight. Flashing point (Chem. ), that degree of temperature at which a volatile oil gives off vapor in sufficient quantity to burn, or flash, on the approach of a flame, used as a test of the comparative safety of oils, esp. kerosene; a flashing point of 1 º F. is regarded as a fairly safe standard. The burning point of the oil is usually from ten to thirty degree above the flashing point of its vapor.

 

FLASHY

FLASHY Flash "y, a.

 

1. Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of brilliancy; transitorily bright. A little flashy and transient pleasure. Barrow.

 

2. Fiery; vehement; impetuous. A temper always flashy. Burke.

 

3. Showy; gay; gaudy; as, a flashy dress.

 

4. Without taste or spirit. Lean and flashy songs. Milton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

flash

flash |flaSH flæʃ | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (of a light or something that reflects light ) shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way: the lights started flashing | (as adj. flashing ) : a police car with a flashing light. • [ with obj. ] cause to shine briefly or suddenly: the oncoming car flashed its lights. • [ with obj. ] shine or show a light to send (a signal ): red lights started to flash a warning. • [ with obj. ] give (a swift or sudden look ): Carrie flashed a glance in his direction | [ with two objs. ] : she flashed him a withering look. • express a sudden burst of emotion, esp. anger, with such a look: she glared at him, her eyes flashing. 2 [ with obj. ] display (an image, words, or information ) suddenly on a television or computer screen or electronic sign, typically briefly or repeatedly: suddenly the screen flashes a message. • [ no obj. ] (of an image or message ) be displayed in such a way: the election results flashed on the screen. • informal hold up or show (something, often proof of one's identity ) quickly before replacing it: she opened her purse and flashed her ID card. • informal make a conspicuous display of (something ) so as to impress or attract attention: they all flash their money around. • [ no obj. ] (often as noun flashing ) informal (esp. of a man ) show one's genitals briefly in public. 3 [ no obj. ] move or pass very quickly: a look of terror flashed across Kirov's face | the scenery flashed by | another stray thought flashed through her mind. • [ with obj. ] send (news or information ) swiftly by means of telegraphy or telecommunications: the story was flashed around the world. ▶noun 1 a sudden brief burst of bright light or a sudden glint from a reflective surface: the grenade exploded with a yellow flash of light | a lightning flash. 2 a thing that occurs suddenly and within a brief period of time, in particular: • a sudden instance or manifestation of a quality, understanding, or humor: she had a flash of inspiration. • a news flash. 3 ( Flash ) Computing, trademark a platform for producing and displaying animation and video in Web browsers. 4 a camera attachment that produces a brief very bright light, used for taking photographs in poor light: an electronic flash | if in any doubt, use flash | [ as modifier ] : flash photography. 5 excess plastic or metal forced between facing surfaces as two halves of a mold close up, forming a thin projection on the finished object. ▶adjective informal, chiefly Brit. 1 (of a thing ) ostentatiously expensive, elaborate, or up to date: a flash new car. • (of a person ) superficially attractive because stylish and full of brash charm: he was carrying this money around and trying to be flash. 2 archaic of or relating to thieves, prostitutes, or the underworld, esp. their language. PHRASES flash in the pan a thing or person whose sudden but brief success is not repeated or repeatable: our start to the season was just a flash in the pan. [with allusion to the priming of a firearm, the flash arising from an explosion of gunpowder from the pan within the lock. ] in (or like ) a flash very quickly; immediately: she was out of the back door in a flash. ( as ) quick as a flash (esp. of a person's response or reaction ) very quickly: quick as a flash, he was at her side. PHRASAL VERBS flash back (of a person's thoughts or mind ) briefly and suddenly recall a previous time or incident: her thoughts immediately flashed back to last night. flash over make an electric circuit by sparking across a gap. • (of a fire ) spread instantly across a gap because of intense heat. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘splash water about ’): probably imitative; compare with flush 1 and splash .

 

flash

flash 2 |flaʃ | ▶noun Brit. a water-filled hollow formed by subsidence, especially any of those due to rock salt extraction in or near Cheshire. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘a marshy place ’): from Old French flache, variant of Picard and Norman dialect flaque, from Middle Dutch vlacke. The current sense dates from the late 19th cent.

 

flashback

flash back |ˈflaSHˌbak ˈflæʃˌbæk | ▶noun a scene in a movie, novel, etc. , set in a time earlier than the main story: in a series of flashbacks, we follow the pair through their teenage years. • a sudden and disturbing vivid memory of an event in the past, typically as the result of psychological trauma or taking LSD.

 

flashboard

flash board |ˈflaSHˌbôrd ˈflæʃˌbɔrd | ▶noun a board used for increasing the depth of water behind a dam.

 

flashbulb

flash bulb |ˈflaSHˌbəlb ˈflæʃˌbəlb | ▶noun a light bulb that flashes in order to illuminate a photographic subject, of a type that is used only once: suddenly flashbulbs were popping and whole rolls of film were squeezed off in seconds.

 

flash burn

flash burn ▶noun a burn caused by sudden intense heat, as from a nuclear explosion.

 

flash card

flash card ▶noun a card containing a small amount of information, held up for students to see, as an aid to learning.

 

flashcube

flash cube |ˈflaSHˌkyo͞ob ˈflæʃˌkjub | ▶noun dated a set of four flashbulbs arranged in a cube and operated in turn.

 

flash drive

flash drive ▶noun a small electronic device containing flash memory that is used for storing data or transferring it to or from a computer, digital camera, etc.

 

flasher

flash er |ˈflaSHər ˈflæʃər | ▶noun 1 an automatic device causing a light to flash on and off rapidly. • a signal using such a device, for example a car's turn signal. 2 informal a person, esp. a man, who exposes his genitals in public.

 

flash flood

flash flood |ˈˌflæʃ ˈfləd | ▶noun a sudden local flood, typically due to heavy rain.

 

flash-freeze

flash-freeze ▶verb [ with obj. ] freeze (food or other material ) rapidly so as to prevent the formation of ice crystals: the steaks were flash-frozen. DERIVATIVES flash-freez er noun

 

flash-fry

flash-fry ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often as adj. flash-fried ) fry (food ) briefly and at a very high temperature.

 

flashgun

flash gun |ˈflaSHˌgən ˈflæʃˌɡən | ▶noun a device that gives a brief flash of intense light, used for taking photographs indoors or in poor light.

 

flashing

flash ing |ˈflaSHiNG ˈflæʃɪŋ | ▶noun a strip of metal used to stop water from penetrating the junction of a roof with another surface: flashings around chimneys | the lead flashing on the roof. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from the earlier synonym flash (of unknown origin ) + -ing 1 .

 

flash lamp

flash lamp ▶noun a portable flashing electric lamp such as a flashgun.

 

flashlight

flash light |ˈflaSHˌlīt ˈflæʃˌlaɪt | ▶noun 1 a battery-operated portable light. 2 a flashing light used for signals and in lighthouses. 3 a light giving an intense flash, used for photographing at night or indoors.

 

flash memory

flash mem o ry |flæʃ ˈmɛm (ə )ri | ▶noun Computing a kind of memory that retains data in the absence of a power supply. the diagnostics are kept in flash memory.

 

flash mob

flash mob ▶noun a sudden mass gathering, unanticipated except by participants who communicate electronically: the flash mob is the idiot child of our instant-communication age. ▶verb ( flash mobs, flash mobbing, flash mobbed ) [ no obj. ] hold or subject to a flash mob.

 

flashover

flash o ver |ˈflaSHˌōvər ˈflæʃˌoʊvər | ▶noun 1 a high-voltage electric short circuit made through the air between exposed conductors. 2 an instance of a fire spreading very rapidly across a gap because of intense heat.

 

flash photolysis

flash pho tol y sis ▶noun Chemistry the use of an intense flash of light to bring about decomposition or dissociation in a heated gas, usually as a means of generating and studying short-lived molecules.

 

flashpoint

flash point |ˈflaSHpoint ˈflæʃpɔɪnt |(also flash point ) ▶noun 1 a place, event, or time at which trouble, such as violence or anger, flares up: the flashpoint of the conflagration is just blocks away. 2 Chemistry the temperature at which a particular organic compound gives off sufficient vapor to ignite in air.

 

flash suit

flash suit ▶noun a set of heatproof protective clothing.

 

flash tube

flash tube ▶noun a gas discharge tube used, esp. in photography, to provide an electronic flash when a current is suddenly passed through it.

 

flash welding

flash weld ing ▶noun a welding process in which the ends of two metal parts are fused by heat generated from their resistance to an electric current and applied pressure.

 

flashy

flash y |ˈflaSHē ˈflæʃi | ▶adjective ( flashier, flashiest ) ostentatiously attractive or impressive: he always had a flashy car. DERIVATIVES flash i ly |ˈflaSHəlē |adverb, flash i ness |ˈflaSHēnis |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

flash

flash 1 |flaʃ | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way: lightning flashed overhead | an irritating neon sign flashed on and off | (as adj. flashing ) : a police car with a flashing light. • [ with obj. ] cause to shine briefly or suddenly: the oncoming car flashed its lights. • [ with obj. ] shine or show a light to send (a signal ): red lights started to flash a warning. • [ with obj. ] give (a swift look ): Carrie flashed a glance in his direction | [ with two objs ] : she flashed him a withering look. • (of a person's eyes ) indicate sudden emotion, especially anger: she glared at him, her eyes flashing. 2 [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] move or pass very quickly: a look of terror flashed across Kirov's face | figurative : a sudden thought flashed through his mind. • [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] send (news or information ) swiftly by means of telegraphy or telecommunications: the story was flashed around the world. 3 [ with obj. ] display (information or an image ) suddenly on a television or computer screen or electronic sign, typically briefly or repeatedly: the screen flashed up a menu. • [ no obj. ] (of information or an image ) be displayed briefly or repeatedly on a screen: the election results flashed on the screen. • informal hold up or show (something, often proof of one's identity ) quickly before replacing it: she opened her purse and flashed her ID card. • informal make a conspicuous display of (something ) so as to impress or attract attention: they flashed huge wads of money about. • [ no obj. ] informal (of a man ) show one's genitals briefly in public. ▶noun 1 a sudden brief burst of bright light: a flash of lightning. • a patch or sudden display of a bright colour: the woodpecker swooped from tree to tree with a flash of yellow, green, and red. • Brit. a coloured patch of cloth on a uniform used as the distinguishing emblem of a regiment, formation, or country. • a coloured band on the packaging of a product used to catch the consumer's eye: on-pack flashes offer a free ‘Taste of the Caribbean ’. • a pre-drawn design for a tattoo. 2 a sudden or brief manifestation or occurrence of something: she had a flash of inspiration. • a newsflash. 3 a camera attachment that produces a brief very bright light, used for taking photographs in poor light: an electronic flash | [ mass noun ] : if in any doubt use flash. 4 ( Flash ) [ mass noun ] Computing ( trademark in the US ) a platform for producing and displaying animation and video in Web browsers. 5 [ mass noun ] informal ostentatious stylishness or display of wealth: workwear represents a move away from Eighties designer flash. 6 [ mass noun ] excess plastic or metal forced between facing surfaces as two halves of a mould close up, forming a thin projection on the finished object. 7 a rush of water, especially down a weir to take a boat over shallows. ▶adjective informal, chiefly Brit. 1 ostentatiously stylish or expensive: a flash new car. • ostentatiously displaying one's wealth: he's a bit flash and refers to his gold card a few times too many. 2 archaic relating to the language used by criminals or prostitutes. PHRASES flash in the pan a thing or person whose sudden but brief success is not repeated or repeatable: our start to the season was just a flash in the pan. [with allusion to priming of a firearm, the flash arising from an explosion of gunpowder within the lock. ] in (or like ) a flash very quickly; immediately: she was out of the back door in a flash. ( as ) quick as a flash (especially of a person's response or reaction ) very quickly: quick as a flash he was at her side. PHRASAL VERBS flash over make an electric circuit by sparking across a gap. • (of a fire ) spread instantly across a gap because of intense heat. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘splash water about ’): probably imitative; compare with flush 1 and splash .

 

flash

flash 2 |flaʃ | ▶noun Brit. a water-filled hollow formed by subsidence, especially any of those due to rock salt extraction in or near Cheshire. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘a marshy place ’): from Old French flache, variant of Picard and Norman dialect flaque, from Middle Dutch vlacke. The current sense dates from the late 19th cent.

 

flashback

flash |back |ˈflaʃbak | ▶noun 1 a scene in a film, novel, etc. set in a time earlier than the main story: in a series of flashbacks, we follow the pair through their teenage years | [ mass noun ] : the movie tells the story in flashback . • a disturbing sudden vivid memory of an event in the past, typically as the result of psychological trauma or taking LSD. 2 a flame moving rapidly back through a combustible vapour: cooling the area prevented a flashback.

 

flashboard

flash |board ▶noun a board used for sending more water from a mill dam into a mill race.

 

flashbulb

flash |bulb |ˈflaʃbʌlb | ▶noun a bulb for a flashgun, of a type that is used only once.

 

flash burn

flash burn ▶noun a burn caused by sudden intense heat, e.g. from a nuclear explosion.

 

flash card

flash card |ˈflaʃ kɑːd | ▶noun a card containing a small amount of information, held up for pupils to see, as an aid to learning.

 

flashcube

flash |cube ▶noun chiefly historical a set of four flashbulbs arranged in a cube and operated in turn.

 

flash drive

flash drive ▶noun a small electronic device containing flash memory that is used for storing data or transferring it to or from a computer, digital camera, etc.

 

flasher

flash ¦er |ˈflaʃə | ▶noun 1 an automatic device causing a light to flash on and off rapidly. • a signal using a flashing device, for example a car's indicator. 2 informal a man who exposes his genitals in public.

 

flash flood

flash flood ▶noun a sudden local flood, typically due to heavy rain.

 

flash-freeze

flash-freeze ▶verb [ with obj. ] freeze (food or other material ) very rapidly so as to prevent the formation of ice crystals. DERIVATIVES flash-freezer noun

 

flash-fry

flash-fry ▶verb [ with obj. ] fry (food ) briefly and at a very high temperature.

 

flashgun

flash |gun |ˈflaʃgʌn | ▶noun a device which gives a brief flash of intense light, used for taking photographs indoors or in poor light.

 

flashing

flash |ing |ˈflaʃɪŋ | ▶noun a strip of metal used to stop water penetrating the junction of a roof with another surface: flashings around chimneys | [ mass noun ] : the lead flashing on the roof. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from the earlier synonym flash (of unknown origin ) + -ing 1 .

 

flash lamp

flash lamp ▶noun a portable flashing electric lamp such as a flashgun.

 

flashlight

flash |light |ˈflaʃlʌɪt | ▶noun 1 chiefly N. Amer. an electric torch. 2 a flashing light used for signals and in lighthouses. 3 another term for flashgun.

 

flash memory

flash mem ¦ory ▶noun [ mass noun ] Computing a kind of memory that retains data in the absence of a power supply.

 

flash mob

flash mob |ˌflaʃmɒb | ▶noun a public gathering of complete strangers, organized via the Internet or mobile phone, who perform a pointless act and then disperse again. DERIVATIVES flash mobber noun, flash mobbing noun

 

flashover

flash |over |ˈflaʃəʊvə (r )| ▶noun 1 a high-voltage electric short circuit made through the air between exposed conductors. 2 an instance of a fire spreading very rapidly through the air because of intense heat.

 

flash photolysis

flash pho |toly ¦sis ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry the use of a very intense flash of light to bring about decomposition or dissociation in a heated gas, usually as a means of generating and studying short-lived molecules.

 

flashpoint

flash |point |ˈflaʃpɔɪnt | ▶noun 1 a place, event, or time at which violence or hostility flares up: the conflict reached a flashpoint last year. 2 Chemistry the temperature at which a particular organic compound gives off sufficient vapour to ignite in air.

 

flash suit

flash suit ▶noun a set of heatproof protective clothing.

 

flash tube

flash tube ▶noun a gas-discharge tube used, especially in photography, to provide an electronic flash when a current is suddenly passed through it.

 

flash welding

flash weld ing ▶noun a welding process in which the ends of two metal parts are fused by heat generated from their resistance to an electric current and applied pressure.

 

flashy

flashy |ˈflaʃi | ▶adjective ( flashier, flashiest ) ostentatiously attractive or impressive: he always had a flashy car. DERIVATIVES flashily adverb, flashiness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

flash

flash verb 1 a torch flashed: light up, shine, flare, blaze, gleam, glint, sparkle, burn; blink, wink, flicker, shimmer, twinkle, glimmer, glisten, scintillate; literary glister, coruscate. 2 informal he was flashing his money around: show off, flaunt, flourish, display, parade. 3 informal he flashed at me: expose oneself. 4 racing cars flashed past: zoom, streak, tear, shoot, dash, dart, fly, whistle, hurtle, careen, rush, bolt, race, speed, career, whiz, whoosh, buzz; informal belt, zap, bomb; barrel. ▶noun 1 a flash of light: flare, blaze, burst; gleam, glint, sparkle, flicker, shimmer, twinkle, glimmer. 2 a basic uniform with no flashes: emblem, insignia, badge; stripe, bar, chevron, brevet, wings. 3 a sudden flash of inspiration: burst, outburst, wave, rush, surge, flush. ▶adjective informal a flash sports car. See flashy. PHRASES in /like a flash the police were there in a flash: instantly, suddenly, abruptly, immediately, all of a sudden; quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily; in an instant /moment, in a (split ) second, in a trice, in the blink of an eye; informal in a jiff, in a jiffy.

 

flashy

flashy adjective informal a flashy outfit for the dance number: ostentatious, flamboyant, showy, conspicuous, extravagant, expensive; vulgar, tasteless, brash, lurid, garish, loud, gaudy; informal snazzy, fancy, swanky, flash, jazzy, glitzy. ANTONYMS understated.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

flash

flash verb 1 a torch flashed: light up, shine, flare, blaze, glare, beam, gleam, glint, sparkle, spark, burn, fluoresce; blink, wink, flicker, shimmer, twinkle, glimmer, glisten, scintillate; literary glister, coruscate, fulgurate, effulge. 2 the computer flashed the result on the scoreboard: display, show, present, set forth, unveil. 3 informal he was flashing all this money about in the pub: show off, flaunt, flourish, display, exhibit, parade, brag about, exult in. 4 informal he opened his coat and flashed at me: expose oneself, show /display /reveal one's genitals, commit indecent exposure. 5 racing cars flashed past: zoom, streak, tear, shoot, dash, dart, fly, whistle, hurtle, rush, hurry, bolt, race, bound, speed, career, charge, hare, whizz, whoosh, buzz; informal scoot, skedaddle, belt, zap, zip, scorch; Brit. informal bomb, bucket, burn rubber, go like the clappers; N. Amer. informal barrel, lay rubber. ▶noun 1 a flash of light: flare, blaze, burst, glare, pulse, blast; gleam, glint, sparkle, flicker, shimmer, twinkle, glimmer; beam, shaft, ray, streak, bar, finger, stream. 2 a basic uniform with no flashes: emblem, insignia, badge, marking; patch, bright patch, streak, stripe, bar, chevron. 3 a sudden flash of inspiration: burst, outbreak, outburst, wave, rush, surge, stab, flush, blaze; sudden show, brief display /exhibition. PHRASES in /like a flash it was all over in a flash: instantly, suddenly, abruptly, immediately, instantaneously, all of a sudden; quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily, without delay; in an instant, in a moment, in a (split ) second, in a minute, in a trice, like a shot, straight away, in a wink, in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in two shakes (of a lamb's tail ), before you know it, on the double, at the speed of light, like an arrow from a bow; informal in a jiffy, before you can say Jack Robinson, double quick, in double quick time, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick ), like (greased ) lightning, at warp speed. ANTONYMS eventually, slowly. ▶adjective informal a flash sports car. See flashy.

 

flashy

flashy adjective a flashy car: ostentatious, showy, bold, flamboyant, conspicuous, obtrusive, extravagant, expensive, pretentious; vulgar, tasteless, in bad /poor taste, tawdry, brash, lurid, garish, loud, gaudy, crude, trashy; informal snazzy, nifty, fancy, swanky, flash, jazzy, glitzy, ritzy, tacky, fancy-pants, naff, kitsch, Brummagem; N. Amer. informal bling-bling. ANTONYMS understated, tasteful.

 

Duden Dictionary

Flash

Flash Substantiv, maskulin , der |englisch flæʃ flɛʃ |der Flash; Genitiv: des Flashs, Plural: die Flashs englisch flash, eigentlich = Blitz, zu: to flash = (auf )blitzen, wohl laut- und bewegungsnachahmend und ursprünglich auf das Ansteigen und Auseinanderfließen von Wellen bezogen 1 a Film kurze Einblendung in eine längere Bildfolge b Film Rückblick, Rückblende 2 Jargon Augenblick, in dem sich ein gespritztes Rauschmittel mit dem Blut verbindet und der Rauschzustand eintritt 3 englisch news flash Rundfunk, Fernsehen, Zeitungswesen Eil-, Kurzmeldung 4 Abkürzung: kurz für: Flashlight

 

Flashback

Flashback , Flash-back Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das Flash-back |ˈflɛʃbɛk englisch ˈflæʃbæk ˈflɛʃbɛk englisch ˈflæʃbæk |der oder das Flashback; Genitiv: des Flashback [s ], Plural: die Flashbacks der oder das Flash-back; Genitiv: des Flash-back [s ], Plural: die Flash-backs englisch flashback = Rückschlag (von Flammen ); Rückblende 1 durch Konditionierung bedingter Rauschzustand wie nach der Einnahme von Drogen, ohne dass eine Einnahme von Drogen erfolgt 2 Film einzelnes Bild einer Rückblende 3 Psychologie Erinnerungsbild ein [en ] Flashback erleben

 

flashen

fla shen schwaches Verb |ˈflɛʃn̩ |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « englisch to flash 1 Musikjargon begeistern mit seiner Musik flashte er das Publikum 2 EDV ROM-gespeicherte Software überschreiben

 

Flashlight

Flash light Substantiv, Neutrum , das |…la͜it |das Flashlight; Genitiv: des Flashlights, Plural: die Flashlights englisch flashlight = Blitzlicht 1 rasche Abfolge von Lichtblitzen, aufblitzendes Licht (z. B. in Diskotheken ) Kurzform: Flash 4 2 Anlage, die Flashlights 1 erzeugt Kurzform: Flash 4

 

Flashmob

Flash mob Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈflɛʃmɔp ˈflæʃmɔb |englisch flash mob, zu: flash = Blitz und mob = (aufgewiegelte ) Volksmenge 1 kurze, überraschende öffentliche Aktion einer größeren Menschenmenge, die sich anonym, per moderner Telekommunikation dazu verabredet hat 2 sich zu einem Flashmob 1 zusammenfindende Menschenmenge

 

French Dictionary

flash

flash n. m. (pl. flashes ou flashs ) nom masculin Lampe destinée à la prise de vue photographique. FORMES FAUTIVES flash. Anglicisme au sens de nouvelle-éclair. flash. Anglicisme au sens de déclic. : Le déclic (et non le *flash ) s ’est fait et j ’ai compris.

 

flash-back

flash-back FORME FAUTIVE cinéma Anglicisme pour rétrospective, retour en arrière.

 

flasher

flasher Anglicisme pour clignotant.

 

Spanish Dictionary

flash

flash nombre masculino 1 Dispositivo generalmente acoplado a una cámara fotográfica que despide una luz muy intensa en el momento del disparo para suministrar un aporte de luz cuando la natural es insuficiente :tiene un zoom de 40 -80 mm y un flash de gran intensidad, que permiten un absoluto control creativo en la fotografía de apunta y dispara .2 Luz instantánea e intensa producida por este dispositivo :la pareja se quedó bastante aturdida por la lluvia de flashes de los periodistas .3 Noticia periodística breve y de última hora :recogemos ahora otras noticias parlamentarias que, por su interés, merecen atención y difusión informativa: se las servimos a modo de flash .4 En la técnica cinematográfica, plano de una duración mínima .5 Pensamiento o sentimiento intenso y súbito :uno se retira para reflexionar y pensar humanamente, no para recibir un flash venido del cielo .6 Sensación placentera súbita producida por el efecto de una droga .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés flash ‘destello ’, tomado del inglés antiguo flashen ‘salpicar ’, de origen onomatopéyico .

 

flashback

flashback o flash-back nombre masculino Técnica narrativa utilizada en cine y literatura que consiste en intercalar en el desarrollo lineal de la acción secuencias referidas a un tiempo pasado .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés flashback , compuesto de flash ‘destello ’ y back ‘atrás ’.Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘fláshbac ’.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

flash

flash /flæʃ /〖語源は 「どっと流れる水 」〗動詞 ～es /-ɪz /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing 自動詞 1 〈物が 〉ぴかっと輝く , きらめく ; 発火する ; ぱっとつく (on ) (!瞬間的にぱっと光ること ) ▸ A red light flashed on and off .赤い光が点滅していた ▸ A shooting star flashed across the night sky .夜空を流れ星が横切った 2 〖～＋副詞 〗〈画像 メッセージなどが 〉ぱっと表示される (up , past ) (!副詞 は場所の表現 ) ▸ The warning flashed across [on ] the screen .警告が画面に一瞬表示された 3 〖～＋副詞 〗〈車 時などが 〉さっと通り過ぎる (! 副詞 はout, past (…), by (…), through …など ) ; ぱっと現われる ▸ A motorbike flashed past [by ].バイクがまたたく間に通り過ぎた 4 〈考え 映像 記憶などが 〉【心などに 】ぱっとひらめく , ぱっと浮かぶ «through , into , across » ▸ A question flashed across [through ] his mind .ある疑問が彼の頭をよぎった ▸ My life flashes past my eyes .人生が眼前を通り過ぎていく [走馬灯のように流れる ] (!死を前にしてさまざまな思い出が浮かぶ様子 ) 5 ｟文 ｠〈目が 〉きらりと光る ▸ His eyes flashed with anger. ≒Anger flashed in his eyes .彼の目に怒りが浮かんだ 6 ｟くだけて ｠〈男が 〉性器を見せる .他動詞 1 «…に向けて » 〈光 〉をぱっと照らす [発する ]; 〈照明 目など 〉を光らせる «into , at , towards » ; 〈ライトなどが 〉〈警告 〉を発する ▸ He flashed his headlights at me .彼は車のヘッドライトを私に向かってぱっと点灯した 2 ｟書 ｠【人に 】〈視線など 〉を投げかける, 送る «at » ▸ flash a shy smile at A ≒flash A a shy smile Aに恥ずかしそうにほほえむ 3 ｟くだけて ｠〈カードなど 〉をちらりと [さっと ]見せる ; …を見せびらかす (around , ｟英 ｠about )▸ flash one's I.D. [badge ]身分証明書 [バッジ ]をさっと見せる 4 【画面などに 】〈画像 メッセージなど 〉をぱっと表示する (up ) «on » .5 〖～ A ＋副詞 〗A 〈ニュース 情報など 〉を 速報する, 知らせる (!副詞 はto …(…へ ), all over …(…中に ) など ) ▸ The news was flashed throughout the country .そのニュースはあっという間に国中へ広がった 6 ｟くだけて ｠〈男が 〉〈自分の性器 〉を見せる .7 〈屋根 〉に雨押さえを付ける .fl à sh b á ck 1 〈記憶 考えなどが 〉【過去などへ 】さかのぼる, 急に戻る «to » .2 〈画面などが 〉【過去の場面へ 】さかのぼる, 回想シーンになる «to » .fl à sh f ó rward 〈映画などが 〉【未来の場面へ 】飛ぶ «to » .fl á sh on A ｟米 くだけて ｠1 A 〈考えなど 〉を急に思いつく .2 〈考えなどが 〉A 〈人 〉にぱっと浮かぶ .fl à sh ó ut 1 ↑自動詞 3 .2 かっとなる .fl à sh ó ut A A 〈感情 メッセージなど 〉を急に表に出す, 示す .名詞 ～es /-ɪz /1 C 〖通例a ～〗a. 閃光 （せんこう ）, (一瞬の )きらめき ▸ a flash of lightning followed by thunder 雷光とそれに続く雷鳴 ▸ a blinding flash of light 目もくらむ閃光 b. (一瞬の )明るい色, 輝き ▸ a silver flash of lake water 湖水の銀色の輝き c. 信号などの光のまたたき .2 C 〖通例a ～〗(才気などの )ひらめき , 瞬間の発現 ▸ a flash of insight 洞察のひらめき ▸ There was a flash of surprise [anger ] on their faces .彼らの顔に一瞬驚き [怒り ]が横切った 3 U (写真の )フラッシュ, ストロボ (flashlight ) (!具体例ではa ～/～es; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ a camera flash カメラのストロボ 4 C 〖a ～〗瞬間, またたく間 ▸ like a flash 即座に ▸ In a flash , he was back in his bed .彼はさっとベッドに戻った 5 C ｟英 おどけて ｠一瞥 （べつ ）; ちらりと見えること (glimpse ).6 U ｟商標 ｠〖F- 〗〘コンピュ 〙フラッシュ 〘Adobe社のウェブアニメーション作成ソフト 〙.7 C (包装などの )ぱっと目を引く部分 .8 C ｟英 ｠〘軍 〙(所属を示す )着色記章 .9 C ｟米 ｠懐中電灯 (flashlight ).10 C ニュース速報 (newsflash ).11 U 見せびらかし .12 C せき, 水門 ; せきを切って落とされた水 .13 C (麻薬による )最初の快感 .a [the ] fl à sh in the p á n 一時の成功 (者 ).(as ) qu ì ck as a fl á sh ｟くだけて ｠すぐさま, 即座に .形容詞 ～er ; ～est 1 〖名詞 の前で 〗瞬時の, 突発的な 〈火事など 〉.2 ｟英 くだけて 通例非難して ｠〈車などが 〉はやりの, 高そうな .3 ｟くだけて 非難して ｠〖be ～〗〈人が 〉目立ちたがりの, 高価な物が好きな, 派手な .4 ｟英 ｠にせ物の, 偽造の .～́ b ù lb ＝flashbulb .～́ b ù rn (爆発などによる )閃光やけど .～́ camp à ign (インターネットなどを使った )突然の大々的なキャンペーン .～́ c à rd ＝flashcard .～̀ fl ó od 鉄砲水 .～́ l à mp ＝flashbulb .～́ m è mory 〘コンピュ 〙フラッシュメモリ 〘電源なしでデータが保持できる記録媒体 〙.～́ m ò b フラッシュモブ 〘ネット上での呼びかけに応じて, 実際に特定の場所に集まりパフォーマンスを行う群衆 〙.～́ p ò int 1 一触即発の状況 [場所 ]; ｟比喩的に ｠火薬庫 .2 〘化 〙引火点 .

 

flashback

fl á sh b à ck 名詞 1 C U (映画 小説 劇などの ) «…への » 回想シーン [場面 ] «to » .2 C «…を » (突然鮮明に )思い出すこと «to » .3 C (容器 チューブへの )炎の逆流 .

 

flashbulb

fl á sh b ù lb 名詞 C 閃光 （せんこう ）電球, フラッシュバルブ 〘カメラなどのフラッシュ用 〙; その閃光 .

 

flashcard

fl á sh c à rd 名詞 C フラッシュカード 〘絵などをちらっと見せて答えさせる学習用のカード 〙.

 

flasher

fl á sh er 名詞 C 1 ｟くだけて ｠(通例男性の )露出狂 .2 点滅する装置 ; 点滅灯 [信号 ].

 

flashgun

fl á sh g ù n 名詞 C 〘写 〙フラッシュガン 〘発光装置 〙.

 

flashlight

flash light /flǽʃlàɪt /名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 C ｟主に米 ｠懐中電灯 (｟英 ｠torch )▸ by [with a ] flashlight 懐中電灯で 2 U (灯台などの )閃光 （せんこう ）; C 回転灯 .3 U C 〘写 〙フラッシュ (装置 ); フラッシュ撮影写真 .

 

flashy

flash y /flǽʃi /形容詞 1 ｟くだけて 非難して ｠派手な, キザな ; 見かけ倒しの .2 〈演技などが 〉一瞬華やかな .