butterfly

1. A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.

2. A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.

   (шире)The imago (final form) of such an insect, consisting usually of a long body with large flat wings, as opposed to earlier instars such as caterpillar or pupa.

   Schmetterling, Falter, Tagfalter

   ба́бочкаbábočka, мотылёкmotyljók, моты́льmotýlʹ

   мете́ликmetélyk, моти́льmotýlʹ

3. (атрибутивное)A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.

   butterfly tape; butterfly bandage; butterfly strips

4. The butterfly stroke.

5. Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).

6. A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.

7. A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.

   One potential butterfly could be JFK having another son the year after the POD instead of a daughter.

8. A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.

9. A person who changes partners frequently.

10. A safety link or detaching hook above the cage attached to the winding rope to prevent the cage from being overwound.

11. (Philippine, Philippines, пренебрежительное, часто)Party switcher; turncoat.

12. (архаичное)Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.

1. I have butterflies in my stomach.

   У меня бабочки в животе.

   deIch habe Schmetterlinge im Bauch.

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2. I captured butterflies with a net.

   Я наловил сачком бабочек.

   ukЯ спіймав метеликів сачком.

   deIch habe Schmetterlinge mit einem Netz gefangen.

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3. His hobby is collecting strange butterflies.

   Его хобби - коллекционирование необычных бабочек.

   ukЙого хобі - колекціонування незвичайних метеликів.

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4. He knows a lot about butterflies.

   Он многое знает о бабочках.

   ukВін багато знає про метеликів.

   deEr weiß viel über Schmetterlinge.

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5. How long does a butterfly live?

   Сколько живёт бабочка?

   deWie lange lebt ein Schmetterling?

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