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Meaning of flash in the pan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. A transient occurrence with no long-term impact.
  2. A career notable for early success not followed by significant accomplishment.

Equivalents

Català flamarada
Cymraeg siafins
Deutsch Eintagsfliege Strohfeuer
Español flor de un día llamarada de petate
Suomi tähdenlento
Français feu de paille
Italiano fuoco di paglia
Polski słomiany zapał
Português fogo de palha
Svenska dagslända
ไทย ไฟไหม้ฟาง
Türkçe saman alevi

Examples

“The concept turned out to be merely a flash⟳ in the pan and is no longer used.”
“The new dinner lady: 10 years on, can an Ottolenghi chef prove⟳ Jamie Oliver's revolution wasn't a flash⟳ in the pan? [title]”
“For quotations using this term, see⟳ Citations:flash⟳ in the pan.”
“He was named Best New Director of 1940, but his career was a flash⟳ in the pan.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

flash lock flash memory flash mob flash mobber flash pack flash pan

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