flashback

/ˈflæʃbæk/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
flashbacks

Meaning

  1. escena retrospectiva

    • The movie uses a flashback to explain his past.

      La película usa una escena retrospectiva para explicar su pasado.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

hindsight

Different concepts that share the Spanish word retrospectiva: a flashback is a narrative device showing a past scene; hindsight is understanding something only after it has already happened.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa flashback?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The movie uses a ___ to explain his past.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a flashback?

noun

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