baleno — meaning in English

English meaning

• flash verb To shine briefly or repeatedly.
• jiffy noun (informal) A very short amount of time.

Senses

baleno is used for these senses in English:

• flash A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
• jiffy (colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. [from 1780.]

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.

jiffy — full definition

1. noun (informal) A very short amount of time.
2. noun A precise unit of time set by a computer's internal clock, often one hundredth of a second.
3. noun The length of one cycle of alternating electric current, either a fiftieth or sixtieth of a second.
4. noun The time light takes to travel a set short distance, often one centimetre.

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