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flash

 
 
/flæʃ/ noun

Translation

BRIGHT LIGHT [C] a sudden bright light
ani ışık/parıltı, ışık çakması/yanması
The bomb exploded in a flash of yellow light.1495
CAMERA [C, U] a piece of camera equipment that produces a bright light when you take a photograph in a dark place
flaş; fotoğraf makinası/kamera ışığı
315
SUDDEN EXPERIENCE [C] a sudden experience of something such as a feeling or idea
bir his ve fikrin ani oluşması, birden bire akla gelme
a flash of anger I had a flash of inspiration.2124
in a flash immediately, or very quickly
acilen, anlık, çok hızlı
I'll be back in a flash.15822163
a flash in the pan a sudden success that does not continue
anlık/geçici bir başarı
1549
(Definition of flash noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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