flash

to produce a sudden bright light, or to make something do this

parpadear, brillar de repente

• flash across/through sth

Collocations a flash of lightning · the camera flashed

• A sudden flash of lightning lit up the sky.

  Un relámpago repentino iluminó el cielo.

to think suddenly and briefly about something that happened in the past

recordar repentinamente, acordarse de pronto

• flash back to sth

Collocations flash back to a childhood memory · a flash of recognition

• She flashed back to the day she met him.

  Ella recordó de repente el día en que lo conoció.

to show something quickly and suddenly, especially to surprise or shock someone

mostrar rápidamente, sorprender a alguien

• flash sth at sb

Collocations flash a smile · flash a tattoo

• She flashed her new tattoo at me.

  Ella mostró su nuevo tatuaje.

a small amount of computer memory that stores information temporarily while a computer is working on it

memoria temporal, caché