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flick 1
(flĭk)n.
1.
a. A light quick blow, jerk, or touch: a flick of the wrist; gave my horse a flick with the reins.
b. The sound accompanying this motion.
2. A light splash, dash, or daub.
v. flicked, flick·ing, flicks
v.tr.
1. To touch or hit with a light quick blow or fillip: flicked him with his hand.
2. To cause to move with a sudden movement or jerk: The guard flicked the light switch. The bird flicked its tail.
3. To propel or remove with a sudden movement, fillip, or light blow: flicked the lint off the coat.
v.intr.
1. To move in sudden or jerky manner: a horse's mane flicking in the wind.
2. To look through the parts of something by making quick movements with the fingers: flick through a book; flick through a crate of old records.
[Imitative.]
flick′a·ble adj.
flick 2
(flĭk)n. Slang
A movie.
[Short for flicker.]
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flick
(flɪk)vb
1. (tr) to touch with or as if with the finger or hand in a quick jerky movement
2. (tr) to propel or remove by a quick jerky movement, usually of the fingers or hand: to flick a piece of paper at someone.
3. to move or cause to move quickly or jerkily
4. (foll by: through) to read or look at (a book, newspaper, etc) quickly or idly
5. to snap or click (the fingers) to produce a sharp sound
n
6. a tap or quick stroke with the fingers, a whip, etc
7. the sound made by such a stroke
8. a fleck, streak, or particle
9. give someone the flick informal to dismiss someone from consideration
[C15: of imitative origin; compare French flicflac]
flick
(flɪk)n
1. a cinema film
2. (Film) the flicks the cinema: what's on at the flicks tonight?.
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flick1
(flɪk)n.
1. a sudden light blow or tap, as with a whip or the finger.
2. the sound made by such a blow or tap.
3. a light and rapid movement: a flick of the wrist.
v.t. 4. to strike with a sudden light, smart stroke.
5. to remove with such a stroke: to flick away a crumb.
6. to move, propel, or operate with a sudden stroke or jerk.
v.i. 7. to flutter.
8. to turn pages rapidly or idly (usu. fol. by through).
[1400–50; late Middle English flykke]
flick2
(flɪk)n. Slang.
a movie.
[1925–30; shortening of flicker1]
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Flick
rabbits or hares collectively, 1887.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
flick
Past participle: flicked
Gerund: flicking
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| Noun | 1. |  flick - a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip" |
| 2. | flick - a short stroke stroke - a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush; "she applied the paint in careful strokes" | |
| 3. |  flick - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"film, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture show, picture product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" sequence, episode - film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie credit - an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work; "the credits were given at the end of the film" subtitle, caption - translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen credits - a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film) telefilm - a movie that is made to be shown on television feature film, feature - the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'" final cut - the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer home movie - a film made at home by an amateur photographer collage film - a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage coming attraction - a movie that is advertised to draw customers shoot-'em-up - a movie featuring shooting and violence short subject - a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment - a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event cinema verite - a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director film noir - a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters; "film noir was applied by French critics to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s" skin flick - a pornographic movie rough cut - the first print of a movie after preliminary editing slow motion - a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate talkie, talking picture - a movie with synchronized speech and singing show - a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway" musical, musical comedy, musical theater - a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing dub - provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language synchronise, synchronize - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film" reshoot - shoot again; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times" | |
| Verb | 1. | flick - flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" |
| 2. | flick - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" peruse - examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure" | |
| 3. | flick - cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee" | |
| 4. | flick - throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" | |
| 5. | flick - shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" | |
| 6. | flick - twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" | |
| 7. | flick - cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 8. | flick - touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand" brush - touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly" | |
| 9. | flick - remove with a flick (of the hand) |
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flick
verb
flick through something browse, glance at, skim, leaf through, flip through, thumb through, skip through She flicked through some magazines.
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flick
nounverbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
فِلْم سينمائينَقْرَه بالأصْبَعيفتَح بِنَقْرَةٍ
filmotevřít švihnutím/trhnutímšvihnoutšvihnutítrhnout
filmhurtig bevægelseknipseryk
megpöccintpöccintés
slá/opna/hreyfa létt meî snöggri sveiflusnögg og létt sveifluhreyfing
staigus judesysšvystelėjimas
kinitis, kinisparautrāviensuzsistuzsitiens
otvoriť
flick
[flɪk]A. N
1. [of tail] → coletazo m; [of finger] → capirotazo m, papirotazo m; [of duster] → pasada f; [of whip] → latigazo m
with a flick of the whip → de un latigazo
with a flick of the wrist → con un movimiento rápido de la muñeca
see also switch A1
with a flick of the whip → de un latigazo
with a flick of the wrist → con un movimiento rápido de la muñeca
see also switch A1
B. VT (with finger) → dar un capirotazo a
she flicked her hair out of her eyes → se apartó el pelo de los ojos
to flick sth away → quitar algo con un movimiento rápido
she flicked her hair out of her eyes → se apartó el pelo de los ojos
to flick sth away → quitar algo con un movimiento rápido
C. VI the snake's tongue flicked in and out → la víbora metía y sacaba la lengua
to flick over the pages → hojear rápidamente las páginas
to flick over the pages → hojear rápidamente las páginas
D. CPD flick knife N (Brit) → navaja f automática, navaja f de resorte (Mex)
flick on VT + ADV [+ light, TV] → encender
flick through VI + PREP [+ book, pages] → hojear rápidamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
flick
[ˈflɪk] n
[whip] → petit coup m
[finger] → pression f
(SPORT) (= pass) → passe f
(British) (= movie) → film m
vt
[+ switch] → appuyer sur
She flicked the switch to turn the light on → Elle a appuyé sur le bouton pour allumer la lumière.
She flicked the switch to turn the light on → Elle a appuyé sur le bouton pour allumer la lumière.
(= move) → agiter
to flick sth from sth (= remove) → enlever qch de qch d'une chiquenaude
to flick ash into an ashtray → faire tomber sa cendre dans un cendrier
to flick sth away → envoyer qch d'une chiquenaude
to flick sth from sth (= remove) → enlever qch de qch d'une chiquenaude
to flick ash into an ashtray → faire tomber sa cendre dans un cendrier
to flick sth away → envoyer qch d'une chiquenaude
vi (= move quickly) → passer rapidement
flick off
vt sep [+ appliance] → éteindre; [+ switch] → appuyer sur (pour éteindre)flick through
vt fus [+ book, magazine] → feuilleter
[+ channels] → zapper
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
flick
n (with finger) → Schnipsen nt no pl; (of tail) → kurzer Schlag; (with whip) → Schnalzen nt no pl; with a flick of his fingers/the whip → mit einem Finger-/Peitschenschnalzen; a flick of the wrist → eine schnelle Drehung des Handgelenks
vt whip → schnalzen or knallen mit; fingers → schnalzen mit; (with whip) horse etc → leicht schlagen; (with fingers) switch → anknipsen; dust, ash → wegschnipsen; (with cloth) → wegwedeln; she flicked her hair out of her eyes → sie strich sich (dat) → die Haare aus den Augen; I’ll just flick a duster round the sitting room (inf) → ich wedel or geh eben mal mit dem Staubtuch durchs Wohnzimmer (inf); she flicked the light on → sie knipste das Licht an; he flicked the piece of paper onto the floor → er schnipste das Papier auf den Fußboden
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
flick
[flɪk]2. vt (with finger) → dare un colpetto a
she flicked her hair out of her eyes → buttò i capelli da una parte
she flicked her hair out of her eyes → buttò i capelli da una parte
flick off vt + adv (dust, ash) → mandar via con un colpetto
flick through vi + prep (book, pages) → sfogliare, scartabellare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
flick
(flik) noun1. a quick, sharp movement. a flick of the wrist.
2. (slang) a movie.
verb to make this kind of movement (to or with something). He flicked open a packet of cigarettes.
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