Examples from texts
A flick of a lighter.Un briquet fut allumé.Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de KaboulLes cerfs-volants de KaboulHosseini, KhaledThe Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
"Eh, oui, maman, a flick with a brush'll do us instead of tablecloth."– Eh oui, maman, un bon coup d’balai nous servira de nappe.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
He rolled a paper pellet and flicked it into the air.Il roula une boulette de papier entre ses doigts et d’une chiquenaude l’envoya en l’air.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
His blue eyes flicked to Hassan.Ses yeux bleus se tournèrent vers Hassan.Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de KaboulLes cerfs-volants de KaboulHosseini, KhaledThe Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
Whenever he went near the pan he burned himself, and then he would drop everything and dance round the stove, flicking his fingers about and cursing the things.Chaque fois que Harris s’approchait de la poêle, il se brûlait, et alors il lâchait tout et se mettait à danser autour du réchaud, en claquant des doigts et jurant comme un forcené.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
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Word forms
flick
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | flick | flicks |
Possessive case | flick's | flicks' |
flick
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | flicked |
Imperative | flick |
Present Participle (Participle I) | flicking |
Past Participle (Participle II) | flicked |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I flick | we flick |
you flick | you flick |
he/she/it flicks | they flick |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am flicking | we are flicking |
you are flicking | you are flicking |
he/she/it is flicking | they are flicking |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have flicked | we have flicked |
you have flicked | you have flicked |
he/she/it has flicked | they have flicked |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been flicking | we have been flicking |
you have been flicking | you have been flicking |
he/she/it has been flicking | they have been flicking |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I flicked | we flicked |
you flicked | you flicked |
he/she/it flicked | they flicked |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was flicking | we were flicking |
you were flicking | you were flicking |
he/she/it was flicking | they were flicking |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had flicked | we had flicked |
you had flicked | you had flicked |
he/she/it had flicked | they had flicked |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been flicking | we had been flicking |
you had been flicking | you had been flicking |
he/she/it had been flicking | they had been flicking |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will flick | we shall/will flick |
you will flick | you will flick |
he/she/it will flick | they will flick |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be flicking | we shall/will be flicking |
you will be flicking | you will be flicking |
he/she/it will be flicking | they will be flicking |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have flicked | we shall/will have flicked |
you will have flicked | you will have flicked |
he/she/it will have flicked | they will have flicked |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been flicking | we shall/will have been flicking |
you will have been flicking | you will have been flicking |
he/she/it will have been flicking | they will have been flicking |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would flick | we should/would flick |
you would flick | you would flick |
he/she/it would flick | they would flick |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be flicking | we should/would be flicking |
you would be flicking | you would be flicking |
he/she/it would be flicking | they would be flicking |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have flicked | we should/would have flicked |
you would have flicked | you would have flicked |
he/she/it would have flicked | they would have flicked |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been flicking | we should/would have been flicking |
you would have been flicking | you would have been flicking |
he/she/it would have been flicking | they would have been flicking |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am flicked | we are flicked |
you are flicked | you are flicked |
he/she/it is flicked | they are flicked |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being flicked | we are being flicked |
you are being flicked | you are being flicked |
he/she/it is being flicked | they are being flicked |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been flicked | we have been flicked |
you have been flicked | you have been flicked |
he/she/it has been flicked | they have been flicked |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was flicked | we were flicked |
you were flicked | you were flicked |
he/she/it was flicked | they were flicked |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being flicked | we were being flicked |
you were being flicked | you were being flicked |
he/she/it was being flicked | they were being flicked |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been flicked | we had been flicked |
you had been flicked | you had been flicked |
he/she/it had been flicked | they had been flicked |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be flicked | we shall/will be flicked |
you will be flicked | you will be flicked |
he/she/it will be flicked | they will be flicked |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been flicked | we shall/will have been flicked |
you will have been flicked | you will have been flicked |
he/she/it will have been flicked | they will have been flicked |