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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries闪光器
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shǎnguāngqì
"汽车的闪光器需要更换。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An electronic device that causes a light or lamp to go on and off intermittently, such as a vehicle's turn signal indicator.
"The mechanic had to replace the faulty flasher to get the hazard lights working again." - 2
A person who briefly exposes their genitals in public to shock or offend others.
"Security guards apprehended a flasher near the park entrance."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'flash', originating in the late Middle English period meaning to burst into flame or display brightly, combined with the agent suffix '-er'. By the 20th century, the term acquired specialized colloquial meanings relating to electronic signaling devices and public exhibitionism.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flasher" is said worldwide
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clignotant
Transliteration: kli-ɲɔ-tɑ̃
"Le clignotant de la voiture ne fonctionne pas."
Blinker
Transliteration: ˈblɪŋkɐ
"Bitte setzen Sie rechtzeitig den Blinker."
intermittenza
Transliteration: in-ter-mit-ˈtɛn-tsa
"L'intermittenza delle frecce è guasta."
destellador
Transliteration: des-te-lja-ˈðor
"El destellador de las luces de emergencia está roto."
pisca-pisca
Transliteration: ˈpiʃ.kɐ ˈpiʃ.kɐ
"O pisca-pisca do carro precisa de conserto."
ब्लिंकर
Transliteration: blinkar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"गाड़ी का ब्लिंकर खराब हो गया है।"
闪光器
Transliteration: shǎnguāngqì
Script: 中文汉字
"汽车的闪光器需要更换。"
점멸기
Transliteration: jeom-myeol-gi
Script: 한국어 한글
"자동차 점멸기가 고장 났습니다."
フラッシャー
Transliteration: furasshā
Script: 日本語
"ウインカーのフラッシャーを交換する。"
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