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In some senses, from Middle English flasshen, a variant of flasken, flaskien (“to sprinkle, splash”), which was likely of imitative origin; in other senses probably of North Germanic origin akin to Swedish dialectal flasa (“to burn brightly, blaze”), related to flare. Compare also Icelandic flasa (“to rush, go hastily”).

From flash.

From Middle English flashe, flaske, also found as flosche and flushe (whence modern English flosh and flush), used in Middle and modern English for bodies of water with varying emphasis on them being "pools" or "marshes". It is not entirely clear whether these constitute a single term with varied spellings, or have distinct etymologies. The form flash, flashe is often suggested to be from Old French flache, French flaque, which is of Germanic origin, akin to Middle Dutch vlacke (“an estuary, flats with stagnant pools”). See flush for more on that form.

216 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: показен (pokazen) — expensive-looking and attentionworthy
• Bulgarian: крещящ (kreštjašt) — expensive-looking and attentionworthy
• Chinese Mandarin: 俗豔 /俗艳 (súyàn) — expensive-looking and attentionworthy
• Danish: flot — expensive-looking and attentionworthy
• Finnish: pramea — expensive-looking and attentionworthy
• Finnish: korea — expensive-looking and attentionworthy
• Finnish: fiini — expensive-looking and attentionworthy
• Irish: péacach — expensive-looking and attentionworthy
• Māori: rīraparapa — expensive-looking and attentionworthy
• Russian: расфуфыренный (rasfufyrennyj) — expensive-looking and attentionworthy
• Arabic: البَرْق (al-barq) — superhero
• Armenian: Ֆլեշ (Fleš) — superhero
• Chinese Mandarin: 閃電俠 /闪电侠 — superhero
• Esperanto: Fulmulo — superhero
• French: Flash — superhero
• Georgian: ფლეში (pleši) — superhero
• Hebrew: פלאש — superhero
• Japanese: フラッシュ (Furasshu) — superhero
• Korean: 플래시 (Peullaesi) — superhero
• Marathi: फ्लॅश (phlĕś) — superhero
• Mingrelian: ვალი (vali) — superhero
• Persian: فلش — superhero
• Portuguese: Flash — superhero
• Russian: Флэш (Flɛš) — superhero
• Belarusian: успы́шка (uspýška) — burst of light
• Bulgarian: бля́сък (bljásǎk) — burst of light
• Bulgarian: бля́сване (bljásvane) — burst of light
• Catalan: llampec — burst of light
• Chinese Mandarin: 閃爍 /闪烁 (shǎnshuò) — burst of light
• Czech: záblesk — burst of light
• Danish: glimt — burst of light
• Danish: lyn — burst of light
• Dutch: flits — burst of light
• Esperanto: ekbrilo — burst of light
• Finnish: välähdys — burst of light
• Finnish: väläys — burst of light
• Finnish: leimaus — burst of light
• Finnish: leimahdus — burst of light
• French: éclair — burst of light
• Galician: lóstrego — burst of light
• German: Blitz — burst of light
• Ido: flasho — burst of light
• Irish: splanc — burst of light
• Istriot: lanpo — burst of light
• Italian: baleno — burst of light
• Italian: lampo — burst of light
• Italian: sprazzo — burst of light
• Japanese: 閃光 (senkō) — burst of light
• Japanese: フラッシュ (furasshu) — burst of light
• Korean: 섬광 (seomgwang) — burst of light
• Korean: 플래시 (peullaesi) — burst of light
• Macedonian: блесок (blesok) — burst of light
• Occitan: beleg — burst of light
• Occitan: lamp — burst of light
• Occitan: liuç — burst of light
• Persian: فلاش (felâš) — burst of light
• Persian: برق (barq) — burst of light
• Polish: błysk — burst of light
• Portuguese: lampejo — burst of light
• Portuguese: clarão — burst of light
• Russian: вспы́шка (vspýška) — burst of light
• Russian: сверка́ние (sverkánije) — burst of light
• Scottish Gaelic: lasair — burst of light
• Scottish Gaelic: plathadh — burst of light
• Spanish: relámpago — burst of light
• Spanish: fogonazo — burst of light
• Spanish: flash — burst of light
• Spanish: destello — burst of light
• Swedish: blixt — burst of light
• Ottoman Turkish: شمشك (şimşek) — burst of light
• Ukrainian: спа́лах (spálax) — burst of light
• Ukrainian: зблиск (zblysk) — burst of light
• Ukrainian: спо́лох (spólox) — burst of light
• Ukrainian: спала́хнення (spaláxnennja) — burst of light
• Venetan: lanpo — burst of light
• Walloon: aloumire — burst of light
• Walloon: aloumoere — burst of light
• Bulgarian: миг (mig) — very short amount of time
• Catalan: llampec — very short amount of time
• Finnish: vilaus — very short amount of time
• German: Nu — very short amount of time
• German: Blitzeseile — very short amount of time
• Ancient Greek: ῥιπή (rhipḗ) — very short amount of time
• Spanish: periquete — very short amount of time
• Spanish: santiamén — very short amount of time
• Spanish: tris — very short amount of time
• Spanish: pispás — very short amount of time
• German: Einfall — sudden and brilliant burst
• German: Ausbruch — sudden and brilliant burst
• Polish: błysk — sudden and brilliant burst
• Finnish: purse — material left around the edge of a moulded part
• German: Grat — material left around the edge of a moulded part
• Swedish: skägg — material left around the edge of a moulded part
• Finnish: alakieli — linguistics: language created by a repressed minority
• Asturian: flax — short for camera flash
• Catalan: flaix — short for camera flash
• Danish: blitz — short for camera flash
• Finnish: salama — short for camera flash
• Finnish: salamavalo — short for camera flash
• German: Blitz — short for camera flash
• Hebrew: מבזק — short for camera flash
• Hungarian: vaku — short for camera flash
• Icelandic: flass — short for camera flash
• Māori: kohiko — short for camera flash
• Norwegian Bokmål: blits — short for camera flash
• Norwegian Nynorsk: blits — short for camera flash
• Polish: flesz — short for camera flash
• Polish: lampa błyskowa — short for camera flash
• Spanish: flash — short for camera flash
• Walloon: flach — short for camera flash
• Antigua and Barbuda Creole English: haan — to cause to shine
• Armenian: փայլատակել (pʻaylatakel) — to cause to shine
• Bulgarian: проблясвам (probljasvam) — to cause to shine
• Chinese Mandarin: 閃光 /闪光 (shǎnguāng) — to cause to shine
• Danish: lyse — to cause to shine
• Danish: skinne — to cause to shine
• Esperanto: briligi — to cause to shine
• Finnish: väläyttää — to cause to shine
• Ido: flashar — to cause to shine
• Irish: splanc — to cause to shine
• Italian: lampeggiare — to cause to shine
• Italian: balenare — to cause to shine
• Italian: dardeggiare — to cause to shine
• Italian: proiettare — to cause to shine
• Māori: kōwhā — to cause to shine
• Māori: kōhā — to cause to shine
• Māori: rapa — to cause to shine
• Māori: kōkirikiri — to cause to shine
• Portuguese: lampejar — to cause to shine
• Russian: вспы́хивать (vspýxivatʹ) — to cause to shine
• Russian: вспы́хнуть (vspýxnutʹ) — to cause to shine
• Serbo-Croatian: plamsaj — to cause to shine
• Spanish: destellar — to cause to shine
• Spanish: flashear — to cause to shine
• Swedish: lysa — to cause to shine
• Bulgarian: примигвам (primigvam) — to blink
• Danish: blinke — to blink
• Esperanto: blinki — to blink
• Finnish: vilkkua — to blink
• Finnish: välkkyä — to blink
• French: clignoter — to blink
• German: blinken — to blink
• Irish: splanc — to blink
• Italian: corruscare — to blink
• Latin: coruscare — to blink
• Māori: karamu — to blink
• Polish: błyskać — to blink
• Polish: błysnąć — to blink
• Portuguese: piscar — to blink
• Spanish: destellear — to blink
• Spanish: destellar — to blink
• Spanish: parpadear — to blink
• Swedish: blinka — to blink
• Tamil: மின்னு (miṉṉu) — to blink
• Armenian: փայլատակել (pʻaylatakel) — to be visible briefly
• Bulgarian: проблясвам (probljasvam) — to be visible briefly
• Chinese Mandarin: 閃現 /闪现 (shǎnxiàn) — to be visible briefly
• Danish: glimte — to be visible briefly
• Esperanto: ekbrili — to be visible briefly
• Finnish: vilahtaa — to be visible briefly
• Finnish: välähtää — to be visible briefly
• Italian: fulgere — to be visible briefly
• Italian: apparire — to be visible briefly
• Latin: fulgēre — to be visible briefly
• Mansaka: kilat — to be visible briefly
• Norwegian Nynorsk: flage — to be visible briefly
• Polish: błąkać się — to be visible briefly
• Polish: błyskać — to be visible briefly
• Polish: błysnąć — to be visible briefly
• Swedish: glimta — to be visible briefly
• Tamil: மின்னு (miṉṉu) — to be visible briefly
• Chinese Mandarin: 使閃現 /使闪现 (shǐ shǎnxiàn) — to make visible briefly
• Chinese Mandarin: 亮 (liàng) — to make visible briefly
• Danish: blive vist i glimt — to make visible briefly
• Esperanto: ekbriligi — to make visible briefly
• Finnish: vilauttaa — to make visible briefly
• Finnish: väläyttää — to make visible briefly
• Norwegian Nynorsk: flage — to make visible briefly
• Chinese Mandarin: 故意走光 (gùyì zǒuguāng) — to expose one's body briefly in public
• Danish: blotte sig — to expose one's body briefly in public
• Finnish: vilauttaa — to expose one's body briefly in public
• French: s'exhiber — to expose one's body briefly in public
• Italian: esibirsi — to expose one's body briefly in public
• Spanish: despechugarse — to expose one's body briefly in public
• Spanish: destetarse — to expose one's body briefly in public
• Swedish: blotta — to expose one's body briefly in public
• Esperanto: ekbrili — to break forth like a sudden flood of light
• Finnish: välähtää — to break forth like a sudden flood of light
• Esperanto: fanfaroni — to flaunt
• Finnish: vilauttaa — to flaunt
• Latin: ostentare — to flaunt
• Finnish: kiidättää — to communicate quickly
• Czech: mihnout se — to move, or cause to move suddenly
• Czech: míhat se — to move, or cause to move suddenly
• Finnish: temmata — to move, or cause to move suddenly
• Finnish: vilahdella — to move, or cause to move suddenly
• Finnish: vilahtaa — to move, or cause to move suddenly
• Armenian: ծնգցնել (cngcʻnel) — to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once
• Azerbaijani: vızıv atmaq — to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once
• Bulgarian: кликам (klikam) — to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once
• Czech: prozvonit — to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once
• Finnish: piikata — to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once
• Finnish: soittaa häläri — to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once
• Finnish: soittaa killeri — to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once
• Georgian: ზარის გაშვება (zaris gašveba) — to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once
• Persian: تکزنگ زدن (tak-zang zadan) — to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once
• Russian: прозвони́ть (prozvonítʹ) — to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once
• Serbo-Croatian: cimnuti — to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once
• Serbo-Croatian: цимнути — to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once
• Spanish: pinchar — to telephone someone, only allowing the phone to ring once
• Finnish: haihtua — of liquid: to evaporate suddenly
• Finnish: flashata — climbing: to climb successfully on the first attempt
• Finnish: uudelleenkirjoittaa — computing: to write to the memory of an updatable component
• German: flashen — computing: to write to the memory of an updatable component
• Finnish: flashata — juggling: to perform a flash
• Finnish: roiskuttaa — to strike and throw up large bodies of water from the surface