- flip-flop(1)
- {v.}, {informal} To alternate the positions of; exchange the places of; switch. * /The football coach had one play in which he flip-flopped his left halfback and fullback./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
flip-flop(1)
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flip-flop — ● flip flop nom masculin (anglais flip flop, onomatopée) Synonyme de bascule bistable. ● flip flop (synonymes) nom masculin (anglais flip flop, onomatopée) Synonymes : bascule bistable ⇒FLIP FLOP, subst. masc. CYBERNÉTIQUE, INFORMAT. ,,Circuit… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Flip Flop — Разработчик Gamos Издатель … Википедия
flip-flop — flip′ flop n. v. flopped, flop•ping 1) inf a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of opinion or policy 2) spo a backward somersault 3) elo Also called flip′ flop cir cuit. an electronic circuit having two stable conditions, each one corresponding to … From formal English to slang
flip-flop — past tense and past participle flip flopped present participle flip flopping v [i]AmE informal to change your opinion about something >flip flop n ▪ an incredible political flip flop … Dictionary of contemporary English
flip-flop — flip flops, flip flopping, flip flopped 1) N PLURAL Flip flops are open shoes which are held on your feet by a strap that goes between your toes. [mainly BRIT] (in AM, usually use thongs) 2) VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone, especially… … English dictionary
flip-flop — /flip flop /, n., adv., v., flip flopped, flip flopping. n. 1. Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy. 2. a backward somersault. 3. Also called flip flop circuit. Electronics. an electronic circuit … Universalium
flip-flop — [flip′fläp΄] n. ☆ 1. an acrobatic spring backward from the feet to the hands and back to the feet 2. an abrupt change, as to an opposite opinion 3. a flapping noise 4. THONG (sense 3) 5. Electronics a circuit having two stable states and… … English World dictionary
flip-flop — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS elettron. multivibratore bistabile {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1967. ETIMO: ingl. amer. flip flop, comp. di flip rotazione, movimento e flop tonfo … Dizionario italiano
flip-flop — flip ,flop1 verb intransitive AMERICAN INFORMAL to change your opinion completely in a way that annoys other people: It is clear why the President flip flopped on healthcare reform right before the election. flip flop flip ,flop 2 noun count 1. ) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flip-flop — also flip flop, thong sandal, by 1972, imitative of the sound of walking in them (flip flap had been used in various echoic senses, mostly echoic, since 1520s); sense of complete reversal of direction dates from 1900. Flip flaps, a peculiar… … Etymology dictionary
flip-flop — término utilizado para designar el movimiento de vaivén que tiene una proteína transmembrana en el interior de la bicapa de fosfolípidos. Un ejemplo típico de este flip flop es el experimentado por el bucle de aminoácidos extracelulares entre los … Diccionario médico
