Translations for „flash“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

I . flash [flæʃ] VB trans

1. flash (shine):

flash light

освеща́ть

to flash a light in sb's eyes

ослепи́ть кого́-ли́бо све́том

2. flash (show quickly):

flash

бы́стро промелькну́ть

to flash sth on the screen

промелькну́ть на экра́не

3. flash (communicate):

flash look

метну́ть (взгляд)

II . flash [flæʃ] VB intr

1. flash:

flash lightning

сверка́ть

flash fig eyes

блесте́ть

2. flash inf (expose genitals):

flash

занима́ться эксгибициони́змом

3. flash (move swiftly):

to flash by

бы́стро промча́ться

III . flash [flæʃ] N

1. flash (burst):

flash

сверка́ние nt

flash of inspiration

поры́в m вдохнове́ния

2. flash phot:

flash

вспы́шка f

Phrases:

a flash in the pan

неуда́ча f

a flash in the pan

прова́л m

a flash in the pan

осе́чка f

like a flash

мгнове́нно

in a flash

в мгнове́ние о́ка

in a flash

в оди́н миг

IV . flash <-er, -est> [flæʃ] ADJ inf

flash

шика́рный

flash back VB intr

flash back

возвраща́ться к про́шлому

flash point N

1. flash point CHEM:

flash point

температу́ра f воспламене́ния

flash point

то́чка f возгора́ния

2. flash point fig:

flash point

порохова́я бо́чка f

Usage examples with flash

like a flash

мгнове́нно

in a flash

в оди́н миг

to flash by

бы́стро промча́ться

flash of inspiration

поры́в m вдохнове́ния

a flash in the pan

неуда́ча f

to flash sth on the screen

промелькну́ть на экра́не

to flash a light in sb's eyes

ослепи́ть кого́-ли́бо све́том

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The film has a style of flash-forwarding the story juxtaposed with the present.

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Other uses include flash photography, flares, pyrotechnics, and fireworks sparklers.

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A long birdcage flash-suppressor is fitted to reduce the muzzle signature.

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Consequently, diesel fuel must have a high flash point and a low autoignition temperature.

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Kerosene-based fuel has a much higher flash point than gasoline-based fuel, meaning that it requires significantly higher temperature to ignite.

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In a flash she was gone, racing for the thick cover at the bottom of the railway embankment.

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Then, it was over in a flash -- which was the point of this pint-size flash mob.

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Instead, most flash fiction is too brief and self-satisfied to strike more than one note.

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Critics of high-frequency trading claim that it causes flash crashes and brings volatility to the share market.

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Part of the encampment was washed away by flash flooding.

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