Augenblick — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blink verb To close and open the eyes quickly.
- instant adj Happening right away, with no delay.
- jiffy noun A very short, unspecified length of time.
- moment noun A very short period of time, or a particular point in time.
- second adjective Coming after the first in order, position, or importance.
- snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
- wink verb To close and quickly reopen one eye as a signal, joke, or private message to someone.
Senses
Augenblick is used for these senses in English:
- blink (figuratively) The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.
- blink of an eye (idiom) A moment (a very short period of time).
- eyeblink An act of blinking one's eyelids one time.
- jiffy (colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. [from 1780.]
- moment (historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
- snap A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.
- wink A brief time; an instant.
blink — full definition
- verb To close and open the eyes quickly.
- verb To flash on and off, especially at regular intervals.
- verb To back down or show hesitation in a standoff, as in the phrase "blink first."
- noun The act of quickly closing and opening the eyes, or a very brief moment.
instant — full definition
- adj Happening right away, with no delay.
- adj Quick and easy to prepare, especially food or drink made by just adding water.
- noun A single very short moment in time.