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Webster 1913 Edition
Flasher
Flash′er
,Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, flashes.
2.
A man of more appearance of wit than reality.
3.
(Zool.)
(a)
A large sparoid fish of the Atlantic coast and all tropical seas (
Lobotes Surinamensis
). (b)
The European red-backed shrike (
Lanius collurio
); – called also flusher
. Webster 1828 Edition
Flasher
FLASH'ER
, n.1.
A man of more appearance of wit than reality.2.
A rower. [Not in use.]Definition 2025
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English
Noun
flasher (plural flashers)
- Anything that flashes, especially a device that switches a light on and off.
- (automotive) An indicator or turn signal.
- (slang) A person who exposes their genitals or female nipples.
Synonyms
- (person): exhibitionist
Antonyms
- kolpophobe
Translations
a person who exposes his genitals indecently
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French
Etymology
From English to flash.
Verb
flasher
- to flash (of a light, to have intermittent periods on and off)
- to flash (of a camera, to use flash photography)
- to flash (of a vehicle, to be caught on camera speeding)
Conjugation
Conjugation of flasher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | flasher | avoir flashé | |||||
| gerund | en flashant | en ayant flashé | |||||
| present participle | flashant /fla.ʃɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | flashé /fla.ʃe/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | flashe /flaʃ/ |
flashes /flaʃ/ |
flashe /flaʃ/ |
flashons /fla.ʃɔ̃/ |
flashez /fla.ʃe/ |
flashent /flaʃ/ |
| imperfect | flashais /fla.ʃɛ/ |
flashais /fla.ʃɛ/ |
flashait /fla.ʃɛ/ |
flashions /fla.ʃjɔ̃/ |
flashiez /fla.ʃje/ |
flashaient /fla.ʃɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | flashai /fla.ʃe/ |
flashas /fla.ʃa/ |
flasha /fla.ʃa/ |
flashâmes /fla.ʃam/ |
flashâtes /fla.ʃat/ |
flashèrent /fla.ʃɛʁ/ |
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| future | flasherai /flaʃ.ʁe/ |
flasheras /flaʃ.ʁa/ |
flashera /flaʃ.ʁa/ |
flasherons /flaʃ.ʁɔ̃/ |
flasherez /flaʃ.ʁe/ |
flasheront /flaʃ.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | flasherais /flaʃ.ʁɛ/ |
flasherais /flaʃ.ʁɛ/ |
flasherait /flaʃ.ʁɛ/ |
flasherions /fla.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
flasheriez /fla.ʃə.ʁje/ |
flasheraient /flaʃ.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | flashe /flaʃ/ |
flashes /flaʃ/ |
flashe /flaʃ/ |
flashions /fla.ʃjɔ̃/ |
flashiez /fla.ʃje/ |
flashent /flaʃ/ |
| imperfect1 |
flashasse /fla.ʃas/ |
flashasses /fla.ʃas/ |
flashât /fla.ʃa/ |
flashassions /fla.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ |
flashassiez /fla.ʃa.sje/ |
flashassent /fla.ʃas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | flashe /flaʃ/ |
— | flashons /fla.ʃɔ̃/ |
flashez /fla.ʃe/ |
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