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Translating from English to Esperanto

Translations:

flash — burst of light
→ ekbrilo
→ fulmo
flash — to cause to shine
→ briligi
flash — to blink
→ blinki

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 10

  1. a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

  2. a momentary brightness

  3. a short vivid experience

    • “a flash of emotion swept over him”
    • “the flashings of pain were a warning”
    Synonymsflashing
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  1. a sudden brilliant understanding

    • “he had a flash of intuition”

  2. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

    • “if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash”
    Synonymsblink of an eyeheartbeatinstantjiffysplit secondtricetwinklingwinkNew York minute

  3. a gaudy outward display

    Synonymsostentationfanfare

  4. a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

    Synonymsflare

  5. a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

    Synonymsnews bulletinnewsflashnewsbreak

  6. a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification

    • “red flashes adorned the airplane”
    • “a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to”

  7. a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

    Synonymsphotoflashflash lampflashgunflashbulbflash bulb

VERB 8

  1. gleam or glow intermittently

    • “The lights were flashing”
    Synonymsblinkwinktwinklewinkle

  2. appear briefly

    • “The headlines flashed on the screen”

  3. display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

    • “he showed off his new sports car”
    Synonymsflauntshow offostentateswank
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  1. make known or cause to appear with great speed

    • “The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts”

  2. run or move very quickly or hastily

    • “She dashed into the yard”
    Synonymsdartdashscootscudshoot

  3. expose or show briefly

    • “he flashed a $100 bill”

  4. protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal

    • “flash the roof”

  5. emit a brief burst of light

    • “A shooting star flashed and was gone”

ADJECTIVE 1

  1. tastelessly showy

    • “a flash car”
    • “a flashy ring”
    • “garish colors”
    • “a gaudy costume”
    • “loud sport shirts”
    • “a meretricious yet stylish book”
    • “tawdry ornaments”
    Synonymsbrassycheapflashygarishgaudygimcrackloudmeretricioustackytattytawdrytrashy