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näpäyttää — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • click noun A short, sharp sound, like that made by a switch, latch, or a mouse button.
  • flick noun A quick, light movement, often with the fingers or wrist.
  • nick noun A small cut or notch in a surface, or the exact critical point or moment something happens.
  • ping noun A short, high-pitched sound, or (in computing) a small network signal used to check if a device is reachable.

Senses

näpäyttää is used for these senses in English:

  • click (computing) To press and release (a button on a computer mouse).
  • click (transitive, GUI) To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button.
  • flick To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
  • nick (transitive, cricket) To hit the ball with the edge of the bat and produce a fine deflection.
  • ping (colloquial) To flick.
  • wrist-slap (idiomatic, transitive) To reprimand mildly.

click — full definition

  1. noun A short, sharp sound, like that made by a switch, latch, or a mouse button.
  2. verb To press and release a button on a computer mouse, or to select something on a screen this way.
  3. verb To suddenly make sense or become clear.
  4. verb To get along well with someone right away.

flick — full definition

  1. noun A quick, light movement, often with the fingers or wrist.
  2. noun A movie (informal).
  3. verb To move or hit something with a short, quick motion.

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