flick in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for flick in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.flick [Am flɪk, Brit flɪk] VB trans

1. flick (strike lightly):

the cow flicked its side with its tail

la vaca se dio un coletazo

she flicked him across the face with her towel

le dio con la toalla en la cara

she flicked the light on/off

le dio al interruptor

he flicked over the pages

pasó las páginas (rápidamente)

to flick a duster round a room inf

pasarles un trapo por encima a los muebles

to flick one's fingers

chasquear los dedos

2. flick (remove):

he flicked the ash off his lapel

se sacudió la ceniza de la solapa

to flick the hair out of one's eyes

apartarse or quitarse el pelo de los ojos

the bull flicked the flies away with its tail

el toro espantaba las moscas con el rabo

she flicked a piece of bread at me

me tiró or lanzó un trocito de pan

II.flick [Am flɪk, Brit flɪk] VB intr

the lizard's tongue flicked in and out

el lagarto sacaba y metía la lengua

she flicked idly at the crumbs

jugueteaba con las migas de pan

III.flick [Am flɪk, Brit flɪk] N

1. flick:

flick (of tail)

coletazo m

flick (of wrist)

giro m

a flick of the reins and the cart moved off

un tironcito or una sacudida a las riendas y el carro echó a andar

the horse moved off with a flick of its tail

el caballo echó a andar sacudiendo la cola or dando un coletazo

she gave the furniture a quick flick with a duster

les dio una pasada rápida a los muebles con el trapo

at the flick of a switch

con solo tocar or apretar un botón

2.1. flick inf, dated:

the flicks

el cine

2.2. flick inf, dated (film):

flick

película f

flick through VB [Am flɪk -, Brit flɪk -] (v + prep + o)

flick through

hojear

flick through

pasar

flick through (read superficially)

leer por encima

flick knife N Brit

flick knife

navaja f automática

flick knife

navaja f de resorte Mex

skin flick N sl

skin flick

película f porno inf

chick flick N inf CINE

chick flick

película f para mujeres

Translations for flick in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

papirotazo

flick

capirotazo

flick

navaja automática

flick-knife Brit

navaja de botón

flick-knife Brit

restallar

to flick

flick in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flick in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.flick [flɪk] VB trans

flick with finger:

flick

chasquear

to flick out one's tongue

lengüetear

to flick the light switch on/off

encender/apagar la luz

to flick channels

cambiar los canales

II.flick [flɪk] N

1. flick (sudden movement, strike):

flick

golpecito m

Phrases:

the flicks pl inf (cinema)

el cine

flick knife N Aus, Brit

flick knife

navaja f automática

skin flick N inf

skin flick

película f porno

Translations for flick in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tincazo

flick

navaja automática

flick knife Brit

flick Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to flick out one's tongue

lengüetear

to flick the light switch on/off

encender/apagar la luz

to flick channels

cambiar los canales

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He is unable to properly perform the reverse flick.

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Commencing a series of flick rolls, on his third roll, the ace misjudges his altitude and hits the ground heavily in a level attitude.

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He continued to flick turn at high speeds and attack those behind him.

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When the board is in the process of straightening, the back foot is lifted in a flick motion, causing the board to kickflip.

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Importantly, the neutron generator easily sits on a benchtop, and can be turned off at the flick of a switch.

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These flicks show off the bright colors as a communication tool between parrots.

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Another behavior common among lizards that use chemical communication is tongue flicking.

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Unfortunately, some snail's-pacing toward the end, along with a few moronic moments, end up dragging the flick down, ultimately sentencing it to the mediocrity bin.

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One covers his eyes with a hand while the other flicks a finger ("pitik") over the hand covering the eyes.

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Their dorsal fins are very long, and the fish flicks it back and forth.

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