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Meanings of flash in English

Russian
ифо
Portuguese
flash fotográfico
Spanish
destello fotográfico
Catalan
flaix
Wikidata

Device producing a burst of artificial light.

ифо
Portuguese
segundo
Catalan
segon
Spanish
instante

A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

segundo
Catalan
flash

A lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph.

flash
Catalan
notícia d'última hora

A short news announcement concerning some on-going news story.

notícia d'última hora
Usage of flash in English
1
Water flowing underground News flash: scientists say there's water in Wellington Harbour.
Radio NZ
2
The Fiji Met Service said heavy rain may lead to flash flooding.
Radio NZ
3
They were given a new sense of urgency after the flash crash.
Reuters
4
I picked my way toward the point where I'd seen the flash.
Fatal Voyage
5
In another flash of lightning, he saw clearly: the car was gone.
Jurassic Park
6
Soon afterward, a flash and howl spoke eloquently of interesting events outside.
Surrender to the will of the night
7
The powerful cyclone brought widespread disruption to the area including flash flooding.
Radio NZ
8
Quite frankly, Gender Violence is only ever treated as a flash-point issue.
The South African
9
Very fierce relationships form and then they're gone; it's almost a flash.
Life
10
Of course we're all experts in how this flash of history unfolded.
Reuters
11
Suddenly in the blackness a flash, and in the silence a sound.
Ayesha, the Return of She
12
That flash of hope disappeared almost as soon as it arrived, though.
BBC
13
A flash of the former terror stirred in the depths of him.
The Human Chord
14
The opening of the roof revealed the whole scheme in a flash.
A Columbus of Space
15
We saw the mirror-like flash of the blades in the morning sun.
Tales of Destiny
16
Time will tell if structured reality is a flash in the pan.
The Guardian