flash
verb
1 verb shine on and off 2 verb send a signal TRANSITIVEthe printer was flashing a warning bhí solas rabhaidh ag splancáil ar an bprintéirTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb appear momentarily INTRANSITIVEdealraigh verb the numbers flashed on the screen dhealraigh na huimhreacha ar an scáileán 4 verb of thought etc INTRANSITIVEtar de phreabtar go tobannan idea flashed through my mind tháinig smaoineamh liom de phreab, rith smaoineamh liom go tobann 5 verb show sth briefly TRANSITIVEtaispeáin go tapaI flashed my badge at them thaispeáin mé mo shuaitheantas dóibh go tapa 6 verb glance, look TRANSITIVEhe flashed a smile in our direction rinne sé miongháire sciobtha linnshe flashed a look at him thug sí mearfhéachaint air, thug sí amharc gasta air 7 verb COMP, MED send electronically TRANSITIVEsplancáil verb 8 verb display on screen etc TRANSITIVEtaispeáin verb your time is flashed on the screen taispeántar d'am ar an scáileán 9 verb pass quickly INTRANSITIVErop verb scinn verb the bikes were flashing past us bhí na rothair ag ropadh tharainnthe ball flashed over the bar chuaigh an liathróid de sciotán thar an trasnán 10 verb literary eyes INTRANSITIVEhis eyes flashed angrily at me tháinig faghairt ina shúile liom, tháinig bior nimhe ar a shúile liom 11 verb expose yourself INTRANSITIVEsplancáil verb
noun
12 noun burst of lightsplanc fem2 bladhm fem3 laom masc3 a blinding flash of light splanc ghléineach sholaisa flash of lightning splanc thintrí 13 noun PHOT on camerasplanc fem2 flash photography splanc-ghrianghrafadóireacht 14 noun brief appearanceI saw a flash of red in the water chonaic mé splanc dhearg san uiscethere was a flash of a knife chonacthas scian ar feadh meandair 15 noun brief manifestationa flash of anger spadhar feirge, lasán feirgea flash of genius splanc éirimea flash of hope léaró dóchaisa flash of wit léaspairt fem2 16 noun coloured stripestríoc fem2 scead fem2 it has red flashes on its sleeve tá stríoca dearga ar a mhuinchilleit has a flash of white on its neck tá scead bhán ar a mhuinéal 17 noun informal, pejorative things intended to impressgaisce masc4 mustar masc1 gairéad masc1 móiréis fem2 it was all just flash ní raibh ann ach mustar gan ghustaladjective
18 adjective informal expensive, fancypéacach adj1 gáifeach adj1 galánta adj3 a flash car carr mór galánta, carr gáifeach 19 adjective informal, pejorative of personpéacach adj1 mustrach adj1 gaisciúil adj2 he's a bit flash tá sé ábhairín gaisciúil