flashback

flash-back, reviviscence

Souvenir très vif d’un événement passé, donnant l’impression qu’il se produit à nouveau.

En anglais simple : A strong memory of a past event that feels as if it is happening again.

• He had a flashback to the accident.
• A loud bang triggered a sudden flashback.
• She sometimes experiences flashbacks of the war.

Comment l'utiliser : a flashback to something (She had a flashback to the night of the storm.)

Expressions courantes : have a flashback, traumatic flashback, flashback to something

revivre

Éprouver un souvenir si vif qu’un événement passé semble se produire à nouveau.

En anglais simple : To experience a strong memory that feels as if a past event is happening again.

• I sometimes flashback to that frightening night.
• He flashbacked when he heard the explosion.
• She was flashbacking to the accident during the meeting.

Comment l'utiliser : flashback to something (He began to flashback to his time in the war.)

Expressions courantes : flashback to something, flashback during something