Meaning
flashback
- a scene in a film or novel set in a time earlier than the main story
- a sudden vivid memory of a past event
In a sentence
La trama del film si sviluppa attraverso diversi flashback.
The plot of the film unfolds through several flashbacks.
Hai capito cosa è successo durante quel lungo flashback?
Did you understand what happened during that long flashback?
Il regista non usa flashback per raccontare la giovinezza del protagonista.
The director does not use flashbacks to recount the protagonist's youth.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| flashback | masculine · singular |
| flashback | masculine · plural |
| flashback | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable loanword: 'il flashback', 'i flashback'.