flip-flop

Oznaczający (Angielski)

Noun

1. (UK, US) A sandal consisting of a rubber sole fastened to the foot by a rubber thong fitting between the toes and around the sides of the foot.
2. A change of places; an inversion or swap.
3. (US) A change of places; an inversion or swap.
4. A bistable; an electronic switching circuit that has either two stable states (switching between them in response to a trigger) or a stable and an unstable state (switching from one to the other and back again in response to a trigger), and which is thereby capable of serving as one bit of memory.
5. The sound of a regular footfall.
6. A somersault.
7. (US, slang) A return trip.
8. (derogatory, offensive, slang) A person or inhabitant of the Middle East, or a Muslim nation, particularly Afghanistan.

Verb

To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions.

Koncepcje

japonka

przerzutnik

japonki

papuć

ślizgacz

klapek

kapeć

pantofel

Synonimy

thong

change of mind

U-turn

flip

slipper

switch

swing back and forth

tack

interchange

alternate

reversal

turnabout

FF

turnaround

be in a dilemma

flopover

trigger source

toggle flipflop

trigger unit

toggle circuit

about turn

accelerator pedal

jandal

oscillate

shoe

👞

toggle

about-face

toggle switch

trigger

volte-face

backpedal

F

turn upside-down

Tłumaczenia

tong

Flipflop

chancla

infradito

chinelo

volte-face

flip-flop

chancletas

bamba

claquette

gougoune

Latschen

babutxa

Pantoffel

Latsch

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˈflɪpˌflɒp/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Onomatopoeic. Most probably an imitation of the sound produced when walking in them.