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flirt — [ flɶrt ] n. m. • 1866; flirtation 1817; angl. flirt, de to flirt → flirter 1 ♦ Relation amoureuse plus ou moins chaste, généralement dénuée de sentiments profonds. ⇒ 1. amourette, béguin. Avoir un flirt avec qqn. Un flirt de vacances. Son… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

Flirt — [flø:ɐ̯t], der; s, s: a) das Flirten: ein harmloser Flirt. b) kurze, unverbindliche Liebesbeziehung: einen Flirt mit jmdm. haben/anfangen. Syn.: ↑ Abenteuer, ↑ Affäre, ↑ Liaison (bildungsspr. veraltend), ↑ …   Universal-Lexikon

flirt — FLIRT, flirturi, s.n. Conversaţie uşoară, cu aluzii de dragoste, între un bărbat şi o femeie. ♦ Legătură de dragoste lipsită de profunzime, nestatornică; aventură sentimentală. ♦ Persoană cu care cineva întreţine o astfel de legătură. – Din fr.… …   Dicționar Român

flirt — (v.) 1550s, originally to turn up one s nose, sneer at, then to rap or flick, as with the fingers (1560s). The noun is first attested 1540s, from the verb, with the meaning stroke of wit. It s possible that the original word was imitative, along… …   Etymology dictionary

flirt — flirt·able; flirt·er; flirt·i·gig; flirt·ing·ly; flirt·ish; flirt; …   English syllables

flirt´ing|ly — flirt «flurt», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to play at making love; make love without meaning it: »Every man likes to flirt with a pretty girl, and every pretty girl likes to be flirted with (George Eliot). 2. Figurative. to trifle; toy: »He flirted with …   Useful english dictionary

flirt´er — flirt «flurt», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to play at making love; make love without meaning it: »Every man likes to flirt with a pretty girl, and every pretty girl likes to be flirted with (George Eliot). 2. Figurative. to trifle; toy: »He flirted with …   Useful english dictionary

flirt — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. relazione sentimentale superficiale e di breve durata: avere un flirt con qcn., è stato solo un flirt Sinonimi: avventura, avventuretta. 2. estens., la persona con cui si ha una relazione di tale genere: l ho… …   Dizionario italiano

Flirt — Flirt, n. 1. A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer. [1913 Webster] Several little flirts and vibrations. Addison. [1913 Webster] With many a flirt and flutter. E. A. Poe. [1913 Webster] 2. [Cf. LG. flirtje, G.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Flirt — Flirt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flirted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flirting}.] [Cf. AS. fleard trifle, folly, fleardian to trifle.] 1. To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly; as, they flirt water in each other s faces; he flirted a glove, or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Flirt-gill — n. A woman of light behavior; a gill flirt. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] You heard him take me up like a flirt gill. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English