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No. 8,076 in Dutch

flashbacks

The Dutch word "flashbacks" refers to sudden, vivid memories of past events.

In a sentence

  • Ik krijg vaak flashbacks van mijn vakantie in Italië.

    I often get flashbacks of my vacation in Italy.

    The term 'flashbacks' here refers to vivid memories that suddenly come back to the person's mind.

  • Bij het zien van oude foto's heb ik flashbacks naar mijn jeugd.

    Seeing old photos gives me flashbacks to my childhood.

    In this case, 'flashbacks' means moments of recollection triggered by visual stimuli such as photographs.

  • De film gebruikte flashbacks om het verleden van de protagonist te tonen.

    The movie uses flashbacks to show the protagonist's past.

    Here, 'flashbacks' are a narrative device employed to depict scenes from the storyline's earlier events.

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