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Results for: "flick"

Translating from English to Portuguese Portugal

Translations:

flick
→ sacudidela
flick
→ sacudir

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (3)

1. a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible);
- Example: "he gave it a flick with his finger"
- Example: "he felt the flick of a whip"

2. a short stroke;

3. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement;
- Example: "they went to a movie every Saturday night"
- Example: "the film was shot on location"
[syn: movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick]


VERB (9)

1. flash intermittently;
- Example: "The lights flicked on and off"
[syn: flicker, flick]

2. look through a book or other written material;
- Example: "He thumbed through the report"
- Example: "She leafed through the volume"
[syn: flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff]

3. cause to move with a flick;
- Example: "he flicked his Bic"
[syn: flip, flick]

4. throw or toss with a quick motion;
- Example: "flick a piece of paper across the table"
- Example: "jerk his head"
[syn: jerk, flick]

5. shine unsteadily;
- Example: "The candle flickered"
[syn: flicker, flick]

6. twitch or flutter;
- Example: "the paper flicked"
[syn: flick, ruffle, riffle]

7. cause to make a snapping sound;
- Example: "snap your fingers"
[syn: snap, click, flick]

8. touch or hit with a light, quick blow;
- Example: "flicked him with his hand"

9. remove with a flick (of the hand);