santiamén — meaning in English

English meaning

• flash verb To shine briefly or repeatedly.
• heartbeat noun A single pulse of the heart, or the steady rhythm of the heart pumping.
• jiff noun A very short amount of time; a moment.
• jiffy noun A very short, unspecified length of time.

Senses

santiamén is used for these senses in English:

• flash A very short amount of time.
• heartbeat A very short space of time; an instant.
• jiff (informal) A jiffy; a moment; a short time.
• 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.

heartbeat — full definition

1. noun A single pulse of the heart, or the steady rhythm of the heart pumping.
2. noun A very brief moment in time.
3. noun A repeating signal sent by a computer system to show it is still running properly.

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