flicker
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flick·er 1
(flĭk′ər)v. flick·ered, flick·er·ing, flick·ers
v.intr.
1. To move waveringly; flutter: shadows flickering on the wall.
2.
a. To burn or shine unsteadily or fitfully: The candle flickered before sputtering out.
b. To be displayed with fluctuating brightness: A movie flickered on the screen.
3. To appear briefly: A smile flickered on her face.
v.tr.
To cause to move waveringly.
n.
1. A brief movement; a tremor.
2. An inconstant or wavering light.
3. A brief or slight sensation: a flicker of doubt.
[Middle English flikeren, to flutter, from Old English flicerian.]
flick·er 2
(flĭk′ər)n.
Any of various large woodpeckers of the genus Colaptes of the Americas, having a long tail and large feet and often foraging on the ground, especially C. auratus, the northern flicker.
[Perhaps from flick.]
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flicker
(ˈflɪkə)vb
1. (intr) to shine with an unsteady or intermittent light: a candle flickers.
2. (intr) to move quickly to and fro; quiver, flutter, or vibrate
3. (tr) to cause to flicker
n
4. an unsteady or brief light or flame
5. a swift quivering or fluttering movement
6. (Electronics) a visual sensation, often seen in a television image, produced by periodic fluctuations in the brightness of light at a frequency below that covered by the persistence of vision
7. (Film) the flickers (plural) the US equivalent of flick22
[Old English flicorian; related to Dutch flikkeren, Old Norse flökra to flutter]
ˈflickeringly adv
ˈflickery adj
flicker
(ˈflɪkə)n
(Animals) any North American woodpecker of the genus Colaptes, esp C. auratus (yellow-shafted flicker), which has a yellow undersurface to the wings and tail
[C19: perhaps imitative of the bird's call]
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flick•er1
(ˈflɪk ər)v.i.
1. to shine with a wavering light: The candle flickered in the wind.
2. to move to and fro; vibrate.
3. to flutter.
v.t. 4. to cause to flicker.
n. 5. an unsteady flame or light.
6. a flickering movement.
7. a brief appearance or feeling: a flicker of interest.
8. Often, flickers.Slang. flick 2.
[before 1000; Middle English flikeren (v.), Old English flicorian to flutter, c. Dutch flikkeren]
flick′er•ing•ly, adv.
flick′er•y, adj.
flick•er2
(ˈflɪk ər)n.
any of several North American woodpeckers of the genus Colaptes, having yellow or red underwings: now usu. considered a single species, C. auratus.
[1800–10]
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flicker
Past participle: flickered
Gerund: flickering
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| Noun | 1. |  flicker - a momentary flash of light flash - a sudden intense burst of radiant energy |
| 2. | flicker - North American woodpecker peckerwood, woodpecker, pecker - bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects Colaptes, genus Colaptes - a genus of Picidae Colaptes auratus, yellowhammer, yellow-shafted flicker - large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail Colaptes chrysoides, gilded flicker - southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted flicker but lacking the red neck Colaptes caper collaris, red-shafted flicker - western United States bird with red undersurface to wings and tail | |
| 3. |  flicker - the act of moving back and forth | |
| Verb | 1. | flicker - move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" move back and forth - move in one direction and then into the opposite direction |
| 2. | flicker - shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" | |
| 3. | flicker - flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" |
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flicker
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noun
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flicker
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Translations
إرْتِجاف، ذَبْذَبَهيَتَذَبْذَبيَتَرَجْرَج، يَتَحَرَّك، يَرْتَسِم
mihnout seplápoláníplápolattřepotat se
blafreblafrenglimte
vibrál
fær hratt og létt, bregîa fyrirflöktaflöktandi ljós/logi
mirgėtiperbėgtispingsėjimasspingsėtivirptelėti
mirgoņamirgotņirbētņirboņaplaiksnīties
preblesknúť
migetati
alevbelirip kaybolmaktitrek bir ışıkla yanmaktitrek ışık
flicker
[ˈflɪkəʳ]A. N
2. (= hint) a flicker of amusement crossed his face → por un momento se atisbó en su rostro una expresión divertida
a flicker of surprise/dismay crossed his face → por un momento en su rostro pudo verse un atisbo de sorpresa/consternación
she said it without a flicker of expression → lo dijo sin inmutarse
without a flicker of regret → sin el menor signo de arrepentimiento
they showed barely a flicker of interest → apenas dieron muestras de interés
a flicker of surprise/dismay crossed his face → por un momento en su rostro pudo verse un atisbo de sorpresa/consternación
she said it without a flicker of expression → lo dijo sin inmutarse
without a flicker of regret → sin el menor signo de arrepentimiento
they showed barely a flicker of interest → apenas dieron muestras de interés
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
flicker
[ˈflɪkər] vi
[television] (with poor picture quality) → scintiller; (be on) → être allumé(e)
n
[flames] → vacillement m
(= slight feeling) [regret, hope] → lueur f; [concern, interest] → soupçon mflick knife n (British) → couteau m à cran d'arrêt, cran m d'arrêt
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
flicker
vi (flame, candle, light) → flackern; (TV) → flimmern; (needle on dial) → zittern; (eyelid) → flattern, zucken; the snake’s tongue flickered in and out → die Schlange züngelte; a smile flickered across his face → ein Lächeln huschte über sein Gesicht; his eyes flickered toward(s) the door → er blickte kurz zur Tür
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
flicker
[ˈflɪkəʳ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
flicker
(ˈflikə) verb1. to burn unsteadily. the candle flickered.
2. to move quickly and unsteadily. A smile flickered across her face.
noun an unsteady light or flame. the flicker of an oil lamp.
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flick·er
v. fluctuar, vacilar; [to quiver] oscilar; causar una sensación visual de contraste con interrupción de la luz.
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