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masculine

/flaʃ/

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Translation

flash; newsflash

Word origin

Borrowed from English 'flash' in the nineteenth century, first for photography and later for a short news item.

Origin: English
Root: flash
English cognates: flash

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralflashs

Examples

l' .

The camera flash is too bright.

éclairé .

The flashes lit up the whole room.

Take the photo without the flash.

A flash of light shot across the sky.

She had a sudden flashback on seeing his face.

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This word is part of lesson 55.