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| has gloss | (noun) a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" twinkling, heartbeat, wink, split second, trice, jiffy, New York minute, instant, flash, blink of an eye |
| has gloss | eng: Jiffy is used in different applications for various short, very short, or extremely short periods of time. In informal speech a "jiffy" means any unspecified short period of time, as in "Ill be back in a jiffy", but in other contexts it has more precise definitions. The word is thought to originally be thieves cant for lightning, though this cannot be confirmed. |
| lexicalization | eng: blink of an eye |
| lexicalization | eng: flash |
| lexicalization | eng: heartbeat |
| lexicalization | eng: instant |
| lexicalization | eng: jiffy |
| lexicalization | eng: New York minute |
| lexicalization | eng: split second |
| lexicalization | eng: trice |
| lexicalization | eng: twinkling |
| lexicalization | eng: wink |
| subclass of | (noun) an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" mo, bit, second, minute, moment |
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| Asturian | |
| lexicalization | ast: periquete |
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| lexicalization | ast: intre |
| Czech | |
| lexicalization | ces: okamžik |
| lexicalization | ces: mrknutí oka |
| lexicalization | ces: zlomek sekundy |
| lexicalization | ces: moment |
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| lexicalization | ces: vteřinka |
| lexicalization | ces: mžik |
| Mandarin Chinese | |
| lexicalization | cmn: chà na |
| lexicalization | cmn: 刹那 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 剎那 |
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| lexicalization | cmn: yī shùn jian |
| lexicalization | cmn: 一瞬間 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 一瞬间 |
| lexicalization | cmn: shùn jian |
| lexicalization | cmn: 瞬間 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 瞬间 |
| lexicalization | cmn: zhǎ yǎn gōng fu |
| lexicalization | cmn: 眨眼工夫 |
| lexicalization | cmn: ke |
| lexicalization | cmn: 刻 |
| lexicalization | cmn: shùn xi |
| lexicalization | cmn: 瞤息 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 瞬息 |
| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Ein Jiffy bezeichnet im englischen ein kurzes, häufig nicht näher spezifiziertes Zeitintervall (ähnlich dem deutschen „Augenblick“ oder „Moment“). Es wird vermutet, dass der Begriff aus dem kriminellen Slang des 18. Jahrhunderts stammt. In Wissenschaft und Computertechnik kann „Jiffy“ verschiedene, jeweils für die Anwendung definierte Zeitintervalle beziehungsweise Zeiteinheiten angeben, wodurch eine systembezogene Zeitmessung erlaubt wird. |
| lexicalization | deu: Moment |
| lexicalization | deu: Jiffy |
| lexicalization | deu: Sekunde |
| lexicalization | deu: Wimpernschlag |
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| lexicalization | deu: Augenblick |
| lexicalization | deu: Sekundenbruchteil |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | |
| lexicalization | ell: στιγμή |
| Esperanto | |
| lexicalization | epo: momento |
| Faroese | |
| lexicalization | fao: løta |
| Finnish | |
| lexicalization | fin: hetki |
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| lexicalization | fin: tuikinta |
| lexicalization | fin: vilkunta |
| French | |
| lexicalization | fra: instant |
| lexicalization | fra: seconde |
| lexicalization | fra: moment |
| Hindi | |
| lexicalization | hin: camaka |
| lexicalization | hin: pala |
| Hungarian | |
| lexicalization | hun: pillanat |
| Armenian | |
| lexicalization | hye: վայրկյան |
| lexicalization | hye: ակնթարթ |
| Indonesian | |
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| lexicalization | ind: sekejap |
| Icelandic | |
| lexicalization | isl: augablik |
| Italian | |
| lexicalization | ita: istante |
| lexicalization | ita: momento |
| lexicalization | ita: attimo |
| Georgian | |
| lexicalization | kat: წამი |
| lexicalization | kat: მომენტი |
| Dutch | |
| lexicalization | nld: tel |
| lexicalization | nld: ogenblik |
| lexicalization | nld: moment |
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| lexicalization | nld: seconde |
| Norwegian Bokmål | |
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| lexicalization | nob: stund |
| Norwegian | |
| lexicalization | nor: øyeblikk |
| Occitan (post 1500) | |
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| lexicalization | oci: instant |
| Portuguese | |
| lexicalization | por: instante |
| lexicalization | por: segundo |
| lexicalization | por: momento |
| Russian | |
| lexicalization | rus: мгновение |
| lexicalization | rus: миг |
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| lexicalization | rus: мелькание |
| Slovak | |
| lexicalization | slk: moment |
| lexicalization | slk: chvíľka |
| lexicalization | slk: okamih |
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| lexicalization | slk: chvíľočka |
| lexicalization | slk: okamžik |
| Castilian | |
| lexicalization | spa: instante |
| lexicalization | spa: segundo |
| lexicalization | spa: santiamén |
| lexicalization | spa: momento |
| Swedish | |
| lexicalization | swe: ögonblick |
| Kiswahili | |
| lexicalization | swh: kitambo |
| Thai | |
| lexicalization | tha: ระยะเวลาอันสั้น |
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| lexicalization | tha: พริบตาเดียว |
| lexicalization | tha: เสี้ยววินาที |
| lexicalization | tha: ในฉับพลัน |
| lexicalization | tha: การส่องแสงระยิบระยับ |
| lexicalization | tha: เวลาฉับพลัน |
| lexicalization | tha: ระยะเวลาที่สั้นมาก |
| lexicalization | tha: การกระพริบตา |
| lexicalization | tha: การขยิบตา |
| lexicalization | tha: ชั่วพริบตา |
| Ukrainian | |
| lexicalization | ukr: мить |
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| lexicalization | ukr: мелькання |
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| similar | e/Jiffy (time) |
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