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1 flick
flick [flɪk]1 noun(a) (with finger) chiquenaude f; (with wrist) petit ou léger mouvement m; (with tail, whip, duster) petit ou léger coup m; Sport petit coup m;∎ with a flick of his finger d'une chiquenaude;∎ give the table a quick flick with a duster donne un petit coup de chiffon à ou sur la table;∎ at the flick of a switch en appuyant simplement sur un interrupteur(switch) appuyer sur;∎ he flicked the horse with his whip il a donné un petit coup de fouet au cheval;∎ he had to keep flicking the hair out of his eyes il n'arrêtait pas de chasser du doigt les cheveux qui lui tombaient dans les yeux;∎ don't flick your ash on the floor ne mets pas tes cendres par terre;∎ she flicked the ash off the table (with duster) d'un coup de chiffon, elle a enlevé la cendre de la table; (with finger) d'une chiquenaude, elle a enlevé la cendre de la table∎ the flicks le ciné, le cinoche►► British flick knife (couteau m à) cran m d'arrêt;Cars flick wipe balayage m uniquechasser; (with fingers) repousser d'une chiquenaude(with finger → ash, paper etc) envoyer promener ou enlever d'une chiquenaude; (→ light, computer) éteindre;∎ to flick sth off with a duster faire envoler qch d'un coup de torchon;∎ he flicked the dandruff off his collar il secoua les pellicules qui se trouvaient sur son col(a) (light, computer) allumer∎ to flick the ball on prolonger une passesortir;∎ the snake's tongue was flicking in and out la langue du serpent sortait et rentrait à petits coups rapides(pages of book, newspaper etc) tourner rapidement(book, newspaper) feuilleter; (photographs) jeter un œil parmi;∎ Television to flick through the channels passer rapidement d'une chaîne à une autre -
2 swish
swish [swɪʃ](whip) siffler; (leaves, wind) chuinter, literary bruire; (fabric, skirt) froufrouter; (water) murmurer;∎ the curtains swished open/shut les rideaux s'ouvrirent/se refermèrent en froufroutant∎ the horse swished its tail le cheval donna un coup de queue3 noun(a) (sound → of fabric, skirt) froufroutement m, froissement m; (→ of leaves, wind) bruissement m; (→ of water) murmure m; (of scythe) crissement m∎ the cow flicked the flies away with a swish of its tail la vache chassa les mouches d'un coup de queue
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flick — 1. noun a flick of the wrist Syn: jerk, snap, flip, whisk 2. verb 1) he flicked the switch Syn: click, snap, flip, jerk 2) the horse flicked its tail Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
flick — 1. noun a flick of the wrist Syn: jerk, snap, flip, whisk 2. verb 1) he flicked the switch Syn: click, snap, flip, jerk, throw 2) the horse flicked its tail … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
flick — 01. The driver [flicked] his cigarette out the window of his car. 02. Can you [flick] the light off when you leave the room? 03. She [flicked] a coin into the beggar s hat as she walked by. 04. The child s glance [flicked] around the room full of … Grammatical examples in English