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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfogo de palha
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fogo de palha
"Aquela paixão foi apenas fogo de palha."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Something or someone that promises great success or is very popular briefly, but fails to maintain it.
"Their first hit single turned out to be a flash-in-the-pan, and the band faded into obscurity."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the priming pan of a flintlock firearm, where the gunpowder would flash brightly and make a loud noise without actually igniting the main charge or firing the bullet.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "flash-in-the-pan" is said worldwide
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feu de paille
Transliteration: feu de paille
"Son succès n'a été qu'un feu de paille."
Strohfeuer
Transliteration: Strohfeuer
"Der Erfolg der neuen Band erwies sich als reines Strohfeuer."
fuoco di paglia
Transliteration: fuoco di paglia
"Il suo entusiasmo iniziale è stato solo un fuoco di paglia."
fuego de atizador
Transliteration: fuego de atizador
"Su carrera como actor fue un fuego de atizador."
fogo de palha
Transliteration: fogo de palha
"Aquela paixão foi apenas fogo de palha."
कुछ दिनों की चांदनी
Transliteration: kuch dinon ki chandni
"उसकी सफलता कुछ दिनों की चांदनी साबित हुई।"
昙花一现
Transliteration: tánhuāyīxiàn
"他的成功只是昙花一现。"
용두사미
Transliteration: yongdusami
"그 스타의 인기는 반짝하고 끝난 일시적인 것이었다."
一発屋
Transliteration: ippatsuya
"彼らは一発屋で終わるだろう。"
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