flash-forward

flæʃ ˈfɔːrwərd

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Definition of flash-forward - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

storytelling

Rare

scene in a story that jumps ahead to future events

Rare

The movie uses a flash-forward to show the hero's fate.

prolepsis

Verb

tr.

storytelling

Rare

show future events in a story before returning to present

Rare

The movie flash-forwarded to show the hero's future victory.

anticipation

prolepsis

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Origin of flash-forward

English, flash (sudden burst) + forward (ahead)

Examples of flash-forward in a sentence

The novel opens with a dramatic flash-forward.
The novel flash-forwarded to the protagonist's old age.
The series flash-forwarded, revealing the city's future skyline.

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French:prolepse, faire un saut dans le temps, ...
German:Vorausblende, einen Ausblick in die Zukunft geben, ...
Italian:flashforward, mostrare un salto in avanti, ...
Spanish:flashforward, mostrar un salto al futuro, ...
Portuguese:salto para o futuro, avançar no tempo, ...
Chinese:前瞻镜头, 快进到, ...
Japanese:フラッシュフォワード, 先に描写する, ...
Arabic:استِباق, انتقل إلى المستقبل, ...
Hebrew:הַבְזָק לָעָתִיד, לְהַצִּיג עָתִיד, ...
Russian:флешфорвард, делать флешфорвард, ...
Ukrainian:флешфорвард, показувати майбутнє, ...
Hindi:फ्लैश-फॉरवर्ड, भविष्य में छलांग लगाना, ...
Bengali:ফ্ল্যাশ-ফরোয়ার্ড, ভবিষ্যৎ দেখানো, ...
Catalan:salt endavant, avançar en el temps, ...
Czech:flashforward, přeskočit do budoucnosti, ...
Danish:fremtidsspring, springe frem i tiden, ...
Dutch:flashforward, vooruitblikken, ...
Greek:άλμα στο μέλλον, μεταφέρομαι στο μέλλον, ...
Hungarian:előreugrás, előrevetít, ...
Khmer:ឈុតឆាកលោតទៅអនាគត, បង្ហាញហេតុការណ៍នាពេលអនាគតក្នុងរឿង មុនត្រឡប់មកពេលបច្ចុប្បន្ន, ...
Korean:플래시포워드, 미래를 보여주다, ...
Persian:پیش‌نگر, به آینده پرید, ...
Polish:przeskok w przyszłość, zrobić przeskok w przyszłość, ...
Portuguese (BR):salto temporal, avançar no tempo, ...
Romanian:salt în viitor, a sări în viitor, ...
Swedish:framåtblick, hoppa fram i tiden, ...
Thai:ฉากข้ามเวลาไปอนาคต, ตัดไปข้างหน้า, ...
Turkish:ileriye atlama, geleceği göstermek, ...
Vietnamese:cảnh nhảy tới tương lai, chuyển cảnh đến tương lai, ...

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