Flash in spanish
pronunciation: destejoʊ part of speech: noun
flash1 = destello, fogonazo.
Example: Be it his fiery temper, flamboyant clothes or his flashes of kindness and razor-sharp wit, when people talk of him, they tend to go from one extreme to the other.more:
» (as) quick as a flash = tan rápido como una liebre, tan rápido como un rayo, tan rápido como un relámpago.
Example: If you're looking for more info on any of our products just drop us a message in the form below and one of our team will get back to you as quick as a flash.» be back in a flash = volver en un segundo, volver en un instante.
Example: He went to the bar and was back in a flash with pulled pork nachos and two glasses of wine.» flashback [flash back] = flashback, recuerdo del pasado, escena retrospectiva, visión retrospectiva.
Example: I have a liking for novels which use techniques for disturbing the usual steady flow of sequential narrative with perhaps a flashback or two.» flash card = cartulina. [Cartulina pequeña que contiene palabras, números o dibujos y que se utiliza principalmente en las aulas de clase para mostrar a los alumnos información de manera rápida]
Example: A flash card is a card or other opaque material printed with words, numerals, or pictures and designed for rapid display.» flash drive = lápiz de memoria, pastilla de memoria, data pen, pen drive.
Example: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.» flash fire = fuego repentino.
Example: The author presents the results of an an epidemiological study examining 127 victims of a flash fire in a ballroom.» flash flood = riada, aluvión.
Example: On 28 July 1997 Colorado State University, USA, experienced a flash flood which destroyed 50 per of the library's collection, and destroyed its computer lab.» flash in the pan = visto y no visto, moda pasajera, flor de un día.
Example: The article is entitled 'WAP: a new phase in the technological revolution or a flash in the pan?'.» flashlight = linterna.
Example: A mannequin head is used to teach the swinging flashlight test for examining eye pupils.» flash of light = destello de luz.
Example: His snorting releases flashes of light; his eyes are like the rays of the dawn.» flash of lightning = rayo, relámpago.
Example: Just count the number of seconds that pass between a flash of lightning and the crack of thunder that follows it, then divide that number by five.» flash storm = tormenta.
Example: Weeks have passed, weeks spent watching weather through windows, flash storms, incessant rains -- and now the first snow.» flash storm flood = riada.
Example: Then in July a flash storm flood washed out all the roads at our cottage in Haliburton and our long path to the lake.» hot flash [hot flush, -UK] = sofoco, bochorno. [Generalmente referido a los causados por la menopausa]
Example: Eating flaxseed may not ease menopausal hot flashes after all, despite some promising early evidence that it might.» in a flash = en un instante, en un momento, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, como un rayo, en un dos por tres.
Example: In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs.» in and out in a flash = visto y no visto, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos.
Example: Burglars could be in and out in a flash and it may be hours before you even realise that anything is missing.» news flash = noticia de última hora, información de última hora, flash informativo.
Example: The idea of teletext is to supply, over the airwaves, such items of information as news flashes, the latest sport results, and commodity prices.» USB flash disk = lápiz de memoria, memoria USB, pastilla de memoria, data pen, pen drive.
Example: This paper proposes two countermeasures to prevent the spread of USB flash disk viruses.flash2 = destellear, mostrar, relampaguear.
Example: Since Disc #1 is not in the CD-ROM drive the system 'queues' your requests by placing it into the 'disc queue' (shown flashing below).more:
» flash across = pasar rápidamente.
Example: The narrative shows clearly how a computer virus can literally flash across a local area network, efficiently doing its dirty work.» flash by = pasar rápidamente, pasar como un cohete, pasar echando hostias.
Example: He turned to stare out the window, letting himself zone out watching the rain and the scenery that flashed by.» flash + past = pasar rápidamente, pasar como un cohete, pasar echando hostias.
Example: The frozen winter scenery flashed past my window in a blur of white and grey as the car skidded out of control.» flash + Posesivo + bulge = marcar paquete, exhibir el paquete.
Example: He's a sex symbol and he's benefited from it and his dong wouldn't be a 'thing' if he wasn't flashing his bulge around all the time.» flash + Posesivo + lights = echarle las luces a Alguien.
Example: Some woman started driving right up her arse, hooting her horn and flashing her lights.» flash up = mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo.
Example: On completion of the search, the VDU will flash up details of the costs accrued for which the library will later be billed.