flap

1. (transitive)To move (something broad and loose) up and down.

   The crow slowly flapped its wings.

   Startled, the wood pigeon flew off, its wings flapping noisily.

   flattern

   маха́тьmaxátʹ, помаха́тьpomaxátʹ

   маха́тиmaxáty, помаха́тиpomaxáty

   move with a flapping motion

2. (intransitive)To move loosely back and forth.

   The flag flapped in the breeze.

   klappern

   развева́тьсяrazvevátʹsja

   move with a thrashing motion

3. (intransitive)For a goalkeeper to weakly attempt to play a flighted ball with the hands, failing to control it.

4. (transitive)To pronounce (something) as a flap consonant.

   pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds

5. (intransitive)To be pronounced with a flap consonant.

6. (intransitive)To be advertised as being available and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid succession.

7. To talk, especially in a manner seen as excessive, nagging or annoying.

   She stay flappin' at me.

1. Birds flap their wings to fly.

   Птахи машуть крилами, щоб літати. — Ahha

   ruЧтобы лететь, птицы машут крыльями. — Selena777

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2. The ducks started flapping their wings.

   deDie Enten fingen an, mit den Flügeln zu schlagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. The flag flapped in the wind.

   ruФлаг развевался на ветру. — sharptoothed

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4. The doctor used forceps to lift the flap of skin.

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5. The bird flapped its wings.

   ruПтица хлопала крыльями. — marafon

   deDer Vogel schlug mit seinen Flügeln. — Esperantostern

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