flash

Definitions of flash
  1. noun
    a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
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    type of:
    lampa, lampada, lume
    an artificial source of visible illumination
  2. noun
    a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
  3. noun
    a sudden brilliant understanding
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    type of:
    astuzia, espediente, pensata, ritrovato, stratagemma, trovata
    the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
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