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flash

 
 
/flæʃ/ verb

Translation

SHINE [I, T] to shine brightly and suddenly, or to make something shine in this way
(ışık) birden parla(t)mak, şimşek gibi çakmak, ışıldamak, parıldamak
The doctor flashed a light into my eye. Lightning flashed across the sky.1497
APPEAR [I, T] ( also flash up) to appear for a short time, or to make something appear for a short time
kısa bir süre görünüp kaybolmak; kısa bir süre görünmek; parlamak
An icon flashed up on the screen.1084
flash by/past/through, etc to move somewhere fast
yıldırım gibi geçip gitmek; hızlıca geçmek
The motorcycle flashed past us and around the corner.1613
flash (sb) a look/smile, etc to look/smile, etc at someone quickly
hızlı bir bakış/gülümseme vb. göstermek/atmak
She flashed him a smile as he came in.10811075
flash back phrasal verb
If your mind or thoughts flash back to something that happened in the past, you suddenly remember it.
geçmişe dönmek, anılara geri dönmek, geri dönüş yaparak olayları tekrardan hatırlayıp anlatmak
His mind flashed back to the night of the murder.1118
(Definition of flash verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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