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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFlak
Pronunciation / Transliteration: flak
"Der Sprecher bekam viel Kritik für seine Äußerungen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Anti-aircraft artillery fire.
"The bomber plane successfully navigated through heavy enemy flak." - 2
Strong criticism, opposition, or hostility.
"The politician received a lot of flak for his controversial new policy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates as an acronym from the German word 'Fliegerabwehrkanone', meaning aircraft-defense cannon, coined during World War II. It entered the English language as a shorthand term for anti-aircraft artillery fire, later undergoing a semantic shift to mean strong criticism or hostility.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flak" is said worldwide
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critique
Transliteration: kritik
"Il a dû faire face à de nombreuses critiques."
Flak
Transliteration: flak
"Der Sprecher bekam viel Kritik für seine Äußerungen."
critiche
Transliteration: kritike
"Ha ricevuto molte critiche dalla stampa."
críticas
Transliteration: kritikas
"El director recibió duras críticas por su decisión."
críticas
Transliteration: kritikas
"Ela enfrentou muitas críticas após o anúncio."
आलोचना
Transliteration: alochana
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उन्हें अपने बयान के लिए काफी आलोचना का सामना करना पड़ा।"
批评
Transliteration: pīpíng
Script: 中文汉字
"他的决定引起了广泛的批评。"
비난
Transliteration: binan
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 정책은 많은 비난을 받았다."
非難
Transliteration: hinan
Script: 日本語
"彼はその発言に対して激しい非難を浴びた。"
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