flick

to move something quickly and lightly, especially with your finger or hand

golpear, dar un golpecito, mover rápidamente

• flick something

Collocations flick a light switch · flick a coin across the table

• He flicked his cigarette ash into an empty coffee cup.

  Él dio un golpecito de ceniza del cigarrillo en una taza vacía de café.

to turn the pages of a book or magazine quickly, to look at something briefly and then move on

hojear, pasar rápidamente las páginas

• flick through sth

Collocations flick through a magazine · flick through the pages of a book

• She flicked through the newspaper quickly.

  Ella pasó rápidamente las páginas del periódico.

to turn on or off a light with a flick of the switch

encender / apagar (la luz)

• flick on/off

Collocations flick on a light · flick off the lamp

• He flicked on the bedside lamp.

  Él encendió la lámpara de noche.

to move a cursor or highlight something quickly using a computer mouse or similar device

mover rápidamente (el cursor)

• flick the cursor

Collocations flick the cursor to a different part of the screen · flick through images on a computer

• She flicked the cursor over to the next column.

  Ella movió rápidamente el cursor hacia la siguiente columna.

to play a musical instrument with short, quick movements of the fingers or bow

tocar (un instrumento) con movimientos rápidos

• flick sth

Collocations flick the strings of a guitar · flick the bow across the violin strings

• He flicked his fingers over the keys.

  Él tocó rápidamente las teclas.