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['flæʃɪ]aggettivo colloq. spreg. [driver, player] sbruffone; [ car] vistoso; [dress, tie] pacchiano, vistoso; [ jewellery] appariscente; [campaign, image] di cattivo gusto* * *adjective (big, bright etc but cheap and of poor quality: flashy clothes.) appariscente* * *flashy /ˈflæʃɪ/a.appariscente; vistoso; chiassoso; sgargiante; pacchiano.* * *['flæʃɪ] -
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I [flæʃ]1) (sudden light) (of torch, headlights) bagliore m. improvviso, lampo m.; (of jewels, metal) scintillio m.2) fig.3) fot. flash m.4) (bulletin) flash m., notizia f. flash5) (stripe) (on clothing) mostrina f.; (on car) banda f. (decorativa) laterale••II 1. [flæʃ]1) colloq. (display) mostrare velocemente [ card] (at a); (flaunt) fare sfoggio di [ money] (at con)2) (shine)to flash a signal to sb. — mandare un segnale a qcn. con una torcia
to flash one's headlights (at) — fare i fari o lampeggiare (a)
3) fig. (send) lanciare [look, smile] (at a)4) (transmit) [ TV station] fare apparire, trasmettere [ message]2.•- flash upIII [flæʃ]* * *[flæʃ] 1. noun1) (a quick showing of a bright light: a flash of lightning.) lampo2) (a moment; a very short time: He was with her in a flash.) lampo3) (a flashlight.) flash4) ((often newsflash) a brief news report sent by radio, television etc: Did you hear the flash about the king's death?) notizia-lampo, flash2. verb1) ((of a light) to (cause to) shine quickly: He flashed a torch.) proiettare2) ((usually with by or past) to pass quickly: The days flashed by; The cars flashed past.) passare in un lampo3) (to show; to display: He flashed a card and was allowed to pass.) mostrare•- flashing- flashy
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- flashlight* * *flash (1) /flæʃ/n.2 (fig.) lampo; baleno: a flash of inspiration, un lampo di ispirazione; I caught a flash of red in the hedge, colsi un lampo di rosso nella siepe3 (cinem.) breve sequenza4 [uc] (fotogr.) flash ( dispositivo o tecnica): flash bulb, lampadina del flash; flash photography, fotografia col flash; flash unit, dispositivo per il flash; I took this photo with flash, ho fatto questa foto col flash5 (giorn.) notizia lampo; flash (di agenzia)7 (mil. GB) fiamma; mostrina8 [u] ostentazione; sfoggio9 (chim.) evaporazione rapida; flash10 (metall.) bava; sbavatura11 (fam.) breve occhiata● (elettr.) flash barrier, protezione antifiamma □ ( a scuola) flash card ► flashcard □ (comput.) flash drive, unità flash USB □ (mil.) flash hider, coprifiamma ( di cannone) □ (fig.) a flash in the pan, un fuoco di paglia □ (comput.) flash memory, memoria flash □ flash point, ► flashpoint □ flash suit, tuta ignifuga □ (mil.) flash suppressor, inibitore di fiamma □ (mecc.) flash-welding, saldatura a scintillio □ in a flash, in un lampo; in un baleno □ (as) quick as a flash, veloce come un lampo.flash (2) /flæʃ/a.2 vistoso; chiassoso; appariscente4 (fam. arc.) della malavita; dei vagabondi♦ (to) flash /flæʃ/A v. i.1 balenare; brillare; lampeggiare; mandare lampi; ( di lampo) guizzare: Lightning flashed, guizzavano i lampi; His eyes flashed with anger, gli occhi gli lampeggiavano d'ira2 ( con avv. o prep.) passare in un lampo; sfrecciare; saettare: He flashed by ( o past) on his motorbike, è sfrecciato davanti in moto; An idea flashed through her mind, le balenò (in mente) un'idea; My mind flashed back to our first meeting, mi è tornato subito in mente il nostro primo incontroB v. t.1 proiettare, gettare ( luce e sim.); lampeggiare: to flash a beam of light on st., proiettare (o gettare) un fascio di luce su qc.; (autom.) to flash one's lights (at sb.), lampeggiare (a q.)2 mandare, lanciare: to flash a signal, mandare un segnale, (luminoso); to flash a smile [a glance] at sb., lanciare un sorriso [uno sguardo] a q.3 mostrare con un gesto rapido; far balenare: The cop flashed his badge, il poliziotto ha mostrato (o ha fatto balenare) il distintivo* * *I [flæʃ]1) (sudden light) (of torch, headlights) bagliore m. improvviso, lampo m.; (of jewels, metal) scintillio m.2) fig.3) fot. flash m.4) (bulletin) flash m., notizia f. flash5) (stripe) (on clothing) mostrina f.; (on car) banda f. (decorativa) laterale••II 1. [flæʃ]1) colloq. (display) mostrare velocemente [ card] (at a); (flaunt) fare sfoggio di [ money] (at con)2) (shine)to flash a signal to sb. — mandare un segnale a qcn. con una torcia
to flash one's headlights (at) — fare i fari o lampeggiare (a)
3) fig. (send) lanciare [look, smile] (at a)4) (transmit) [ TV station] fare apparire, trasmettere [ message]2.•- flash upIII [flæʃ]
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