WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
flicker n | (brief wavering light) | titileo nm |
| | parpadeo nm |
| Paul saw a flicker of light in the dark. |
| Paul vio un titileo de luz en la oscuridad. |
flicker⇒ vi | (light, image: waver) | titilar⇒ vi |
| | parpadear⇒ vi |
| The candle flickered in the draft. |
| La vela titiló con la corriente. |
flicker vi | (electricity, lights: go on and off) | titilar⇒ vi |
| | parpadear⇒ vi |
| The old light bulb flickered. |
| La vieja bombilla titiló. |
Additional Translations |
flicker n | (bird: American woodpecker) | pájaro carpintero loc nom m |
| The ornithologist watched a flicker pick insects out of a dead tree. |
| El ornitólogo observó un pájaro carpintero comiendo insectos en un árbol muerto. |
flicker of [sth] n | figurative (brief sensation) (figurado) | destello de nm + prep |
| Erin felt a flicker of doubt. |
| Erin sintió un destello de duda. |
flicker n | (flicking movement) | aleteo nm |
| The hummingbird darted away with a flicker of its wings. |
| El colibrí huyó con un fuerte aleteo. |
flicker [sth]⇒ vtr | (move [sth] quickly and slightly) | mover⇒ vi |
| John flickered an eyelid at the sudden noise. |
| John movió un párpado con el repentino ruido. |