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flashback

sostantivoverboattestato nei dialoghi

  • //ˈflæʃ.bæk//

A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.

sostantivo

  1. 1

    A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.

  2. 2

    A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.

  3. 3

    Something that evokes old memories; a throwback.

    We danced fast to Martha and the Vandellas, Supremes or even the Beach Boys. Slow to Dusty Springfield or Righteous Brothers (how's that for a heavy flash back?)

  4. 4

    A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.

    Maude Lebowski: What do you do for recreation? / The Dude: Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback.

  5. 5

    The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.

  6. 6

    A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.

    As noted, that method provides limited support for multi-table flashbacks.

    […] less used and specialized types of queries, including composite queries, hierarchical queries, version flashbacks, and parallel queries.

Etimologia

From flash + back.

verbo

  1. 1

    To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.

Forme

plurale
flashbacks
passato
flashbacked
participio passato
flashbacked
participio presente
flashbacking
3ª persona singolare
flashbacks
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Contenuto lessicale tratto da Wiktionary, sotto licenza CC BY-SA 4.0 · Voce di origine · Versione dei dati 2026-08-23

Posizione tra le parole del corpus OpenSubtitles 2018 — sottotitoli di film e serie, quindi lingua parlata e non scritta (CC BY-SA 3.0).