flick

movimiento rápido, golpecito

Movimiento pequeño y muy rápido, normalmente hecho con un dedo o la mano.

En inglés sencillo: A small, very quick movement, often made with a finger or hand.

• She moved it with a flick.
• A quick flick of his finger switched off the light.
• The cat gave its tail an impatient flick.

Cómo se usa: a flick of something (A flick of her wrist sent the ball across the table.)

Sinónimos: flip, twitch

Expresiones frecuentes: flick of something, quick flick, flick of a wrist

peli, cine

Una película; «the flicks» también se refiere al lugar donde se ven películas.

En inglés sencillo: A film; in the plural with 'the', a place where people watch films.

• We watched a funny flick.
• Do you like old horror flicks?
• They spent the evening at the flicks.

Cómo se usa: go to the flicks (We used to go to the flicks every Saturday.)

Sinónimos: film, movie, cinema

Expresiones frecuentes: horror flick, action flick, the flicks

hoja de tocino

Trozo grande de carne del costado de un cerdo, conservado con sal o humo.

En inglés sencillo: A large piece of salted or smoked meat from a pig's side.

• They bought a flick of bacon.
• The butcher hung several flicks in the smokehouse.
• She cut a thick slice from the flick of bacon.

Cómo se usa: a flick of bacon (A flick of bacon hung above the kitchen fire.)

Sinónimos: flitch

Expresiones frecuentes: flick of bacon, smoked flick

dar un golpecito, sacudir

Mover o golpear algo con un movimiento pequeño y rápido.

En inglés sencillo: To move or hit something with a small, quick movement.

• She flicked the switch.
• He flicked the dust off his jacket.
• The horse was flicking its tail to keep flies away.

Cómo se usa: flick something off something (She flicked a crumb off her sleeve.); flick something at someone/something (He flicked water at his brother.)

Sinónimos: flip, snap

Expresiones frecuentes: flick a switch, flick something away, flick something off something

pasar fugazmente

Pasar tan deprisa que resulta difícil verlo con claridad.

En inglés sencillo: To move past so quickly that it is difficult to see clearly.

• A shadow flicked past.
• Faces flicked by as the train gathered speed.
• Brief images flicked across the screen too quickly to recognize.

Cómo se usa: flick past someone/something (Dark shapes flicked past the window.)

Sinónimos: flit, flash

Expresiones frecuentes: flick past, flick by, flick across something