flasher

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das auffällig, protzig oder grell bedeutet und oft im britischen Slang verwendet wird, um etwas zu beschreiben, das durch sein Äußeres Aufmerksamkeit erregt.

An old-fashioned adjective meaning showy, stylish, or ostentatious, often used in British slang to describe something that attracts attention through its appearance.

1. Showy or ostentatiousB2informal

   Designed to attract attention by being bright, expensive, or stylish.

   Auffällig

   • He drives a flash sports car.
   • She wore a flash dress to the party.
   • The hotel lobby was too flash for my taste.

   Synonymeflamboyantflashygarishgaudyjazzyostentatiousshowysnazzytawdry

   Antonymemodestplainquietsimplesubduedunassumingunderstated

2. Sudden and briefB1informal

   Happening very quickly and suddenly.

   Plötzlich und kurz

   • A flash flood warning was issued for the area.
   • The flash sale ended within minutes.
   • He made a flash decision without thinking.

   Synonymebrieffleetinginstantaneousmomentaryquickshort-livedsuddentransient

• Substantiv mit mehreren Bedeutungen: Es kann eine Person bezeichnen, die in der Öffentlichkeit exhibitionistische Handlungen vornimmt, ein elektrisches Gerät, das eine Lampe automatisch ein- und ausschaltet (oft in Werbeanzeigen verwendet), oder ein blinkendes Licht, das als Signal oder zur Nachrichtenübermittlung dient.

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to a person who compulsively exposes their genitals in public, an electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (often used in advertising displays), or a light that flashes on and off used as a signal or to send messages.

1. ExhibitionistB2informal

   A person who compulsively exposes their genitals in public, typically to shock or intimidate others.

   Exhibitionist

   • The police arrested a flasher in the park.
   • She reported seeing a flasher near the subway station.
   • Neighbors were warned about a flasher in the area.

   Synonymeexhibitionist

2. Electrical deviceB2formal

   An electrical mechanism that automatically turns a lamp on and off in a repeating pattern, often used for advertising displays or signals.

   Blinklicht

   • The sign's flasher malfunctioned and stopped blinking.
   • He installed a flasher to make the storefront more noticeable.
   • The technician replaced the broken flasher in the display.

   Synonymeblinker

3. Signal lightB1formal

   A light that flashes on and off, used as a signal or to convey messages, such as in vehicles or warning systems.

   Blinklicht

   • The car's hazard flasher was on after the accident.
   • The lighthouse uses a powerful flasher to guide ships.
   • The emergency flasher alerted drivers to the roadblock.

   Synonymebeaconblinkerindicatorstrobeturn signalwarning light