Flak — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer

intense adverse criticism

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈæk/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈak/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈak/

1 syllable Say it as /flˈæk/.

Examples

Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
the government has come under attack
don't give me any flak

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pom-pom flak catcher attack flack blast antiaircraft gun ack-ack ack-ack gun flack catcher antiaircraft fire

Parts of Speech

noun	a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
noun	intense adverse criticism “Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party”
noun	artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes

Word Forms

attack	verb	attack in speech or writing
antiaircraft	adjective	designed for defense from a surface position against air attack

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

fuego antiaéreo

un portavoz hábil que puede convertir cualquier crítica en beneficio de su empleador

🇮🇹Italian

antiproiettile

un portavoce astuto che può trasformare qualsiasi critica a vantaggio del proprio datore di lavoro

🇳🇱Dutch

luchtafweergeschut

een vlotte woordvoerder die eventuele kritiek in het voordeel van de werkgever weet om te zetten

🇷🇺Russian

зенитная артиллерия

ловкий оратор, который может обратить любую критику в пользу своего работодателя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आलोचना

एक चतुर प्रवक्ता जो किसी भी आलोचना को अपने नियोक्ता के लाभ के लिए मोड़ सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

আপত্তি

একজন চটকদার মুখপাত্র যিনি যেকোনো সমালোচনাকে তাদের নিয়োগকর্তার সুবিধার জন্য পরিণত করতে পারেন

🇮🇳Tamil

செதில்

எந்தவொரு விமர்சனத்தையும் தங்கள் முதலாளிக்கு சாதகமாக மாற்றக்கூடிய ஒரு மென்மையாய் செய்தித் தொடர்பாளர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫ్లాక్

ఎలాంటి విమర్శనైనా తమ యజమానికి అనుకూలంగా మలుచుకోగల తెలివిగల ప్రతినిధి

🇮🇳Marathi

आक्षेप

एक चपळ प्रवक्ता जो कोणतीही टीका त्यांच्या मालकाच्या फायद्यासाठी बदलू शकतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

આલોચના

એક ચતુર પ્રવક્તા જે કોઈપણ ટીકાને તેમના એમ્પ્લોયરના ફાયદામાં ફેરવી શકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫ್ಲಾಕ್

ಯಾವುದೇ ಟೀಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮ ಉದ್ಯೋಗದಾತರ ಅನುಕೂಲಕ್ಕೆ ತಿರುಗಿಸಬಲ್ಲ ನುಣುಪಾದ ವಕ್ತಾರರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്ലാക്ക്

ഏത് വിമർശനത്തെയും തൊഴിലുടമയുടെ നേട്ടത്തിലേക്ക് മാറ്റാൻ കഴിയുന്ന ഒരു മിടുക്കനായ വക്താവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਲੋਚਨਾ

ਇੱਕ ਹੁਸ਼ਿਆਰ ਬੁਲਾਰਾ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਮਾਲਕ ਦੇ ਫਾਇਦੇ ਲਈ ਬਦਲ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فلک

ایک ہوشیار ترجمان جو کسی بھی تنقید کو اپنے آجر کے فائدے میں بدل سکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

高射炮

一位狡猾的发言人，可以将任何批评转化为雇主的优势

🇯🇵Japanese

高射砲

あらゆる批判を雇用主の利益に変えることができる巧妙なスポークスマン

🇰🇷Korean

대공포

어떤 비판이라도 고용주에게 유리하게 만들 수 있는 매끄러운 대변인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mảnh vỡ

một người phát ngôn khéo léo, người có thể biến mọi lời chỉ trích thành lợi thế của người chủ của họ

🇹🇭Thai

สะเก็ดระเบิด

โฆษกที่เก่งซึ่งสามารถเปลี่ยนคำวิพากษ์วิจารณ์ให้เป็นประโยชน์ต่อนายจ้างได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

meriam penangkis udara

seorang juru bicara yang cerdik yang dapat mengubah kritik apa pun demi keuntungan perusahaannya

🇲🇾Malay

mengelupas

seorang jurucakap yang licik yang boleh mengubah sebarang kritikan kepada kelebihan majikan mereka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فلاك

متحدث بارع يمكنه تحويل أي انتقاد لصالح صاحب العمل

🇮🇷Persian

پوسته پوسته شدن

یک سخنگوی زیرک که می تواند هر انتقادی را به نفع کارفرمای خود تبدیل کند

🇹🇷Turkish

döküntü

Her türlü eleştiriyi işvereninin avantajına çevirebilecek becerikli bir sözcü

🇮🇱Hebrew

פלק

דובר חלקלק שיכול להפוך כל ביקורת לטובת המעסיק שלו

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