vilahtaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- flash verb To shine briefly or repeatedly.
- flit verb To move quickly and lightly from one place to another.
- glance verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
- gleam noun A brief or faint flash of light.
- zip noun A fastener made of two rows of interlocking teeth pulled together by a sliding tab; also called a zipper.
Senses
vilahtaa is used for these senses in English:
- flash (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- flash To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- flit To move quickly from one location to another.
- glance Of a thing: to move in a way that catches light, and flash or glitter.
- gleam (figuratively) To be strongly but briefly apparent.
- zip (intransitive, colloquial, followed by a preposition) To move in haste (in a specified direction or to a specified place).
flash — full definition
- verb To shine briefly or repeatedly.
- verb To show or send something very quickly.
- adjective (informal, chiefly British) Showy and expensive-looking.
- noun A sudden brief burst of light.
flit — full definition
- verb To move quickly and lightly from one place to another.
- verb To move house suddenly, especially to escape debts.
- noun A quick, darting movement.