Polyglot Dictionary

flicker

/ˈflɪkər/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
flickers
past
flickered
past participle
flickered
gerund
flickering

Meaning

  1. parpadear

    • The candle flickered in the wind.

      La vela parpadeó con el viento.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

blink

Spanish parpadear covers both: to blink is what eyes do; to flicker is what an unsteady light does.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa flicker?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The candle ___ in the wind.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a flicker?

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