Flak Meaning in English

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التعريف

'Flak' originally refers to anti-aircraft gunfire, but it is now commonly used to mean strong criticism or negative feedback, especially in informal English.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Most often used informally to mean criticism: 'take flak for (something)'. Rarely used for actual anti-aircraft fire except in historical or military contexts. Not related to 'flag'—don't confuse them. Common in news and conversation.

• Spanish: críticas - fuego antiaéreo
• Portuguese (BR): críticas - fogo antiaéreo
• Portuguese (PT): críticas - fogo antiaéreo
• Chinese (Simplified): 批评 - 高射炮火
• Chinese (Traditional): 批評 - 高射砲火
• Hindi: आलोचना - विमान भेदी तोप की गोलाबारी
• Arabic: انتقادات - نيران مضادة للطائرات
• Bengali: সমালোচনা - কড়া সমালোচনা
• Russian: критика - резкая критика
• Japanese: 批判 - 非難
• Vietnamese: chỉ trích - phản đối gay gắt
• Korean: 비난 - 혹평
• Turkish: eleştiri - sert eleştiri
• Urdu: تنقید - سخت تنقید
• Indonesian: kritik - kecaman

جمل نموذجية

Whenever this brand changes its logo, it gets tons of flak online.

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Don't worry about the flak—not everyone will agree with you.

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He got flak for arriving late.

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The politician faced flak after his speech.

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They took a lot of flak for their decision.

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She knows she’ll get flak if she speaks out, but she doesn’t care.

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