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1 butterfly stroke
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2 ♦ butterfly
♦ butterfly /ˈbʌtəflaɪ/n.1 farfalla2 (fig.) persona frivola; farfallina; farfallone3 [u] – ( nuoto) the butterfly, ( nuoto a) farfalla: butterfly kick, battuta (di gambe) a farfalla; butterfly stroke, (stile a) farfalla; butterfly swimmer, farfallista4 (autom.) deflettore● (bot.) butterfly bush ( Buddleia davidii), buddleia □ (scient. e fig.) butterfly effect, effetto farfalla □ (zool.) butterfly fish, ( in genere) chetodonte; ( Blennius ocellaris) bavosa occhiuta; ( Pantodon buchholzi) pesce farfalla □ butterfly net, retino per farfalle; retino acchiappafarfalle □ (mecc.) butterfly nut, galletto; dado ad alette □ (mecc.) butterfly valve, valvola a farfalla. -
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[strəʊk]1. n1) (blow) colpoat a stroke; at one stroke — d'un solo colpo
2) (caress) carezza3) Med ictus m inv4) (of pen) tratto, (of brush) pennellatato put sb off his stroke Sport — far perdere il ritmo a qn, fig far perdere la concentrazione a qn
6) (of bell, clock) rintocco7) (of piston) corsatwo-stroke engine — motore m a due tempi
2. vt(cat, sb's hair) accarezzare
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