flak
Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shellsGround-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells.
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» She took a lot of flak.
Sie ist sehr stark kritisiert worden. — Luiaard
Sie wurde sehr stark kritisiert. — Luiaard
Luiaard · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells.
Fliegerabwehrkanone, Flugabwehrkanone
зени́тное ору́диеzenítnoje orúdije, зени́ткаzenítka
(countable, uncountable)Anti-aircraft shell fire.
(countable, figuratively, informal, uncountable)Adverse criticism.
перекрёстный ого́ньperekrjóstnyj ogónʹ, разно́сraznós, взбу́чкаvzbúčka
intense adverse criticism
(countable, informal, uncountable)A public-relations spokesperson.
Examples
4 sentencesShe took a lot of flak.
deSie ist sehr stark kritisiert worden. — Luiaard
I got a lot of flak for my decision.
Tom copped a lot of flak after he left Mary and the kids for another woman.
If you try to defend the seniority-based corporate escalator these days all you'll get is flak from younger employees.
ruЕсли ты в наши дни попробуешь защищать систему карьерного роста, основанную на возрасте, то всё, что ты получишь, — недовольство младших сотрудников. — Hellerick
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from German FlaK, short for Fliegerabwehrkanone (“anti airplane cannon”).Borrowed from German FlaK, short for Fliegerabwehrkanone (“anti airplane cannon”).
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Forms
plural: flaksSynonyms
13 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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