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.

   (ширше)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. (атрибутивне)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, зневажливе, часто)Party switcher; turncoat.

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

1. I captured butterflies with a net.

   Я спіймав метеликів сачком. — ChickenKiev

   ruЯ наловил сачком бабочек. — marafon

   deIch habe Schmetterlinge mit einem Netz gefangen. — Manfredo

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2. His hobby is collecting strange butterflies.

   Його хобі - колекціонування незвичайних метеликів. — ChickenKiev

   ruЕго хобби - коллекционирование необычных бабочек. — marafon

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3. He knows a lot about butterflies.

   Він багато знає про метеликів. — ChickenKiev

   ruОн многое знает о бабочках. — odexed

   deEr weiß viel über Schmetterlinge. — Esperantostern

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4. Is it a butterfly or a moth?

   Це метелик чи моль? — ChickenKiev

   ruЭто бабочка или мотылёк? — Hellerick

   deIst es ein Schmetterling oder eine Motte? — Tamy

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5. This caterpillar will become a beautiful butterfly.

   Ця гусениця перетвориться на прекрасного метелика. — ChickenKiev

   ruЭта гусеница превратится в прекрасную бабочку. — redscorp

   deDiese Raupe wird ein hübscher Schmetterling werden. — lilygilder

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