flick

flick
flick
A n
1 (blow) (with finger) chiquenaude f ; (with whip, cloth, tongue) petit coup m ; to give sb a flick with sth donner un petit coup de qch à qn ;
2 (movement) gen, Sport petit coup m ; with a flick of the wrist/its tail d'un petit coup de poignet/de queue ; at the flick of a switch rien qu'en appuyant sur un bouton ; to have a flick through a book feuilleter un livre ;
3 (film) film m.
B flicks npl cinéma m.
C vtr
1 (strike) (with finger) donner une chiquenaude à ; (with tail, cloth) donner un petit coup à ; to flick a crumb off sth enlever une miette de qch d'un petit geste ; to flick sth at sb (with finger) envoyer or lancer qch à qn d'une chiquenaude ; to flick sth open ouvrir d'un coup sec ; he flicked his ash onto the floor il a fait tomber sa cendre par terre ; to flick a duster over the chairs donner un coup de chiffon aux chaises ;
2 (press) appuyer sur [switch] ; to flick the television on/off allumer/éteindre la télévision ;
3 Sport donner un petit coup à [ball].
Phrasal verbs
flick away :
flick [sth] away, flick away [sth] (with finger) enlever [qch] d'une chiquenaude ; (with tail, object) éloigner.
flick back :
flick [sth] back, flick back [sth] rejeter [qch] en arrière [hair].
flick off :
flick [sth] off, flick off [sth] (with finger) enlever [qch] d'une chiquenaude ; (with tail, cloth) enlever [qch] d'un petit geste.
flick out :
flick out [tongue] sortir rapidement ;
flick [sth] out, flick out [sth] sortir rapidement [tongue, blade].
flick over :
flick [sth] over, flick over [sth] feuilleter [pages].
flick through :
flick through [sth] feuilleter [book, report] ; to flick through the channels TV zapper.

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