flashback
/ˈflæʃbæk/noun
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पूर्वदृश्य, फ्लैशबैक
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[C, U]
a part of a film, play or story that shows a scene that happened earlier in time than the main story
पूर्वदृश्य, फ्लैशबैक
- The hero's childhood is shown in a flashback.
- Much of the novel is told in flashback.
- The film shows the hero's school days in a long flashback.
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- The story begins with a flashback to the war.
- The director used flashbacks to explain the villain's past.
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[C]
a sudden, very clear, strong memory of something that happened in the past, usually something unpleasant
(अप्रिय) बीती घटना की अचानक तीव्र याद
- She still has flashbacks of the accident.
- Loud noises gave him flashbacks to the war.
- The smell of smoke gave her a flashback to the fire.
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- Many survivors suffer from flashbacks for years.
- He had a sudden flashback of the day he got lost.
Synonyms memory recollection reminiscence
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
flashback (noun) + to + time / event
Use to after flashback to name the earlier time the scene returns to.
जिस पहले के समय पर दृश्य लौटता है उसे बताने के लिए 'flashback' के बाद 'to' आता है।
- The film has a flashback to the hero's childhood.
- The chapter begins with a flashback to 1947.
have / get / suffer a flashback
As a memory, it takes have or get, and often follows a shocking event.
स्मृति के अर्थ में इसके साथ have या get आता है, और प्रायः किसी आघात के बाद होता है।
- He had a flashback of the accident.
- Soldiers sometimes suffer flashbacks.
in flashback / in a flashback
In flashback means told as a scene from the past.
'In flashback' का अर्थ अतीत के दृश्य के रूप में बताया गया है।
- The story is told in flashback.
flashback (countable) / flashbacks
It is countable; one scene is a flashback and several are flashbacks.
यह countable है; एक दृश्य flashback और कई दृश्य flashbacks होते हैं।
- The play uses three flashbacks.
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verb + flashback
haveexperiencetriggeruseincludecut to
- The smell of rain triggered a flashback to her village.
adjective + flashback
vividsuddenpainfulbrieflong
- A sudden flashback made her stop talking.
flashback + preposition
tooffrom
- He had a flashback to the day of the exam.
film word + flashback
scenesequencestyletechnique
- The film uses a flashback sequence at the start.
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- The film opens with a flashback to the hero's schooldays.
फ़िल्म नायक के स्कूल के दिनों के flashback से शुरू होती है।
- Hearing the song gave Radhika a flashback of her college fest.
वह गाना सुनकर राधिका को अपने कॉलेज उत्सव की याद ताज़ा हो गई।
- The novel tells its story in flashback.
उपन्यास अपनी कहानी flashback में सुनाता है।
- A flashback shows how the old man lost his farm.
एक flashback दिखाता है कि बूढ़े आदमी ने अपना खेत कैसे खोया।
- He suffers flashbacks after the flood.
बाढ़ के बाद उसे बार-बार वही दृश्य याद आते हैं।
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✗ The film shows a flashback about his childhood.
✓ The film shows a flashback to his childhood.
The preposition is to, not about.
Preposition 'to' आता है, 'about' नहीं।
✗ The story is told by flashback.
✓ The story is told in flashback.
The set phrase is in flashback.
स्थिर वाक्यांश 'in flashback' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words are about the past, but flashback is sudden and vivid.
ये शब्द अतीत के बारे में हैं, पर 'flashback' अचानक और स्पष्ट होता है।
A scene or memory of the past that comes suddenly.
अतीत का दृश्य या स्मृति जो अचानक आती है।
- a vivid flashback
Anything remembered, not necessarily sudden.
याद की गई कोई भी बात, ज़रूरी नहीं कि अचानक हो।
- a happy memory
A memory that you deliberately recall.
ऐसी स्मृति जिसे आप जानबूझकर याद करते हैं।
- a clear recollection