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noun

Light and momentary contact with another person or thing: brush¹, graze, skim. See touch/not touch.

verb

To make light and momentary contact with, as in passing: brush¹, graze, kiss, shave, skim. See touch/not touch.

noun
noun

1: A film. (1926 —) .
J. Braine Where shall we go this afternoon anyway? Tanbury and tea at the Raynton, then a flick? (1959).

2: the flicks the cinema. (1931 —) .
F. Swinnerton He would take her to the theatre, the ballet, the flicks (1949).

[Cf. flickers noun.]

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - rap, slag, knips
v. tr. - slå med, udføre med en rap bevægelse, knipse
v. intr. - blinke, flagre

idioms:

• flick knife    springkniv
• flick through    bladre rask igennem

2.
n. - film

Nederlands (Dutch)
tik, ruk, knip, flikkering, speelfilm, (mv) bioscoop, scheutje, tikken, gooien, aandoen/uitdoen met een korte beweging, ergens vlug doorheen gaan/ langs gaan

Français (French)
1.
n. - chiquenaude, (gén, Sport) petit coup
v. tr. - affleurer, envoyer ou lancer qch d'une chiquenaude, appuyer sur, allumer/éteindre
v. intr. - donner un petit coup

idioms:

• flick knife    couteau à crans d'arrêt
• flick through    feuilleter

2.
n. - film

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - leichter Schlag, Ruck, Schnalzer
v. - (sich) ruckartig bewegen, (Finger) schnalzen

idioms:

• flick knife    Schnappmesser
• flick through    durchblättern

2.
n. - Film

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χτυπώ ή τινάζω ελαφρά (με το δάχτυλο)
n. - τιναγματάκι, ελαφρό χτύπημα (με το δάκτυλο), (πληθ.) (καθομ.) κινηματογράφος

idioms:

• flick knife    (καθομ.) σουγιάς εκτινασσόμενης λεπίδας
• flick through    (για βιβλίο κ.λπ.) ξεφυλλίζω, (για παιγνιόχαρτα, σελίδες κ.λπ.) γυρίζω με γρήγορη κίνηση των δαχτύλων

Italiano (Italian)
colpo, schiocco

idioms:

• flick knife    coltello a serramanico
• flick through    sfogliare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - mover-se rapidamente, folhear
n. - pancada (f) leve, estalido (m)

idioms:

• flick knife    canivete (m)
• flick through    folhear (revista, livro, etc.)

Русский (Russian)
толчок, легкий удар хлыстом, кинофильм, стегнуть, стряхнуть, резать

idioms:

• flick knife    пружинный, выкидной нож
• flick through    бегло перелистывать

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - golpecito, latigazo suave, capirotazo, pasada, toque, movimiento rápido, chasquido
v. tr. - casquear, dar un golpecito, sacudir la ceniza de un cigarro
v. intr. - moverse, revolotear

idioms:

• flick knife    navaja automática
• flick through    mirar de paso, hojear

2.
n. - película, filme

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - snärta till, slänga med
n. - lätt slag, stänk, knäpp (ljud)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 快速的轻打, 弹开, 轻打声, 啪地轻打, 弹掉, 轻弹, 啪地开动, 轻拂

idioms:

• flick knife    弹簧刀
• flick through    浏览

2. 电影

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 電影

2.
n. - 輕打, 輕彈聲, 輕擊聲, 輕彈
v. tr. - 輕彈, 忽然搖動, 輕輕拂去
v. intr. - 輕彈, 忽然搖動, 輕輕拂去

idioms:

• flick knife    彈簧刀
• flick through    瀏覽

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 가볍게 침, 손가락으로 튀기기, 영화관
v. tr. - 가볍게 휙 치다, 튀기다
v. intr. - 휙 움직이다, 펄럭이다, 잽싸게 때리다

idioms:

• flick through    손가락으로 책장 등을 휙 넘기다, 대충보다

2.
n. - 영화, 영화관

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - さっと動かす, はじく, 軽く払いのける, ひょいと動く, ひらひら飛ぶ
n. - さっと打つこと, はね飛ばし, ピシッ, 映画, はね

idioms:

• flick knife    飛び出しナイフ
• flick through    パラパラとめくる, …にざっと目を通す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينقر بالأصبع (الاسم) نقرة , صوت الضربه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכה קלה, פליק, הצלפה‬
v. tr. - ‮נתן מכה קלה, הצליף, הניע בתנועה מהירה‬
v. intr. - ‮הניע בתנועה מהירה‬
n. - ‮סרט, קולנוע‬

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