flick

petit mouvement sec, chiquenaude

Petit mouvement très rapide, souvent fait avec un doigt ou la main.

En anglais simple : A small, very quick movement, often made with a finger or hand.

• She moved it with a flick.
• A quick flick of his finger switched off the light.
• The cat gave its tail an impatient flick.

Comment l'utiliser : a flick of something (A flick of her wrist sent the ball across the table.)

Synonymes : flip, twitch

Expressions courantes : flick of something, quick flick, flick of a wrist

film, ciné

Un film ; « the flicks » désigne aussi le lieu où l’on regarde des films.

En anglais simple : A film; in the plural with 'the', a place where people watch films.

• We watched a funny flick.
• Do you like old horror flicks?
• They spent the evening at the flicks.

Comment l'utiliser : go to the flicks (We used to go to the flicks every Saturday.)

Synonymes : film, movie, cinema

Expressions courantes : horror flick, action flick, the flicks

flèche de lard

Grand morceau de viande provenant du flanc d’un porc, salé ou fumé.

En anglais simple : A large piece of salted or smoked meat from a pig's side.

• They bought a flick of bacon.
• The butcher hung several flicks in the smokehouse.
• She cut a thick slice from the flick of bacon.

Comment l'utiliser : a flick of bacon (A flick of bacon hung above the kitchen fire.)

Synonymes : flitch

Expressions courantes : flick of bacon, smoked flick

donner une chiquenaude, faire bouger brusquement

Faire bouger ou frapper quelque chose d’un petit geste rapide.

En anglais simple : To move or hit something with a small, quick movement.

• She flicked the switch.
• He flicked the dust off his jacket.
• The horse was flicking its tail to keep flies away.

Comment l'utiliser : flick something off something (She flicked a crumb off her sleeve.); flick something at someone/something (He flicked water at his brother.)

Synonymes : flip, snap

Expressions courantes : flick a switch, flick something away, flick something off something

passer furtivement

Passer si vite qu’il est difficile de distinguer clairement ce qui passe.

En anglais simple : To move past so quickly that it is difficult to see clearly.

• A shadow flicked past.
• Faces flicked by as the train gathered speed.
• Brief images flicked across the screen too quickly to recognize.

Comment l'utiliser : flick past someone/something (Dark shapes flicked past the window.)

Synonymes : flit, flash

Expressions courantes : flick past, flick by, flick across something