välähtää — meaning in English

English meaning

• flash verb To shine briefly or repeatedly.
• glint noun A brief flash of light, often reflected off something shiny.
• snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.

Senses

välähtää is used for these senses in English:

• flash (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
• flash (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
• glint (transitive) To cause to flash or gleam; to reflect.
• snap (intransitive) To flash or appear to flash as with light.

flash — full definition

1. verb To shine briefly or repeatedly.
2. verb To show or send something very quickly.
3. adjective (informal, chiefly British) Showy and expensive-looking.
4. noun A sudden brief burst of light.

glint — full definition

1. noun A brief flash of light, often reflected off something shiny.
2. verb To flash or gleam briefly.

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