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1 butterflies
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2 butterfly
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3 butterfly
(a) Entomology papillon m;∎ she always has or gets butterflies (in her stomach) before a performance elle a toujours le trac avant une représentation∎ (the) butterfly la brasse papillon;∎ the 200m butterfly le 200 mètres papillon►► Physics butterfly effect effet m papillon;butterfly farm élevage m de papillons;Ichthyology butterfly fish (freshwater) poisson m papillon;British butterfly kiss baiser m de papillon (consistant à effleurer des cils la peau de l'autre personne);butterfly museum = élevage de papillons en serre ouvert au public;butterfly net filet m à papillons;Technology butterfly nut papillon m, écrou m à ailettes;Technology butterfly valve (soupape f à) papillon m -
4 flit
flit [flɪt]a. [bats, butterflies] voltiger* * *[flɪt] 1.2.to do a flit — (colloq) ( move house) déménager à la cloche de bois (colloq); ( leave) filer à l'anglaise
intransitive verb (p prés etc - tt-)1) (also flit about) [bird, moth] voleter2) ( move quickly) [person] aller d'un pas léger3) ( flash) -
5 butterfly
plural - butterflies; noun(a type of insect with large (often coloured) wings.) papillon -
6 chrysalis
['krisəlis](the form taken by some insects (eg butterflies) at an early stage in their development.) chrysalide -
7 cocoon
[kə'ku:n](a silk covering spun by many insect larvae, and in which they live while turning into butterflies.) cocon -
8 flit
[flit]past tense, past participle - flitted; verb(to move quickly and lightly from place to place: Butterflies flitted around in the garden.) voltiger- flitting -
9 moth
[moƟ]plural - moths; noun1) (any of a large number of insects, rather like butterflies but with wider bodies, seen mostly at night and attracted by light.) papillon de nuit2) (a clothes moth: The moths have been at my evening dress.) mite•- mothball - moth-eaten -
10 wing
[wiŋ]1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) aile2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) aile3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) aile4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) aile5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) aile6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) aile7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) ailier8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) escadre/brigade aérienne•- winged- - winged - winger - wingless - wings - wing commander - wingspan - on the wing - take under one's wing -
11 butterfly
2 Sport = butterfly stroke.to have butterflies (in one's stomach) avoir le trac ○. -
12 hairstreak
hairstreak ['heəstri:k]►► Entomology hairstreak butterfly thecla m, thècle m;∎ the hairstreak butterflies les théclines mpl
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