butterfly

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la mariposa

∗ noun

butterfly
[ˈbʌtəflaɪ]
sustantivo
1mariposa (f)
  • I had butterflies (in my stomach) (sentido figurado) -> me temblaban las rodillas
  • butterfly (stroke) -> (estilo (m) ) mariposa (f) (in swimming)
  • to do or swim (the) butterfly -> nadar a mariposa

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butterfly [ba-ta
sustantivo
1Mariposa, nombre general de los lepidópteros diurnos. (Zoología)
  • Butterflies -> nervios (nervous feeling)
  • To get/have butterflies in one’s stomach -> ponerse/estar nervioso
Estilo de mariposa (swimming stroke).

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butterfly [ˈbʌtəflaɪ]
noun
1 (Zool) mariposa; (f)
I've got butterflies (in my stomach) tengo los nervios en el estómago; estoy nerviosísimo
to break a butterfly on a wheel The Huglets have had their ideology combed over, examined, misinterpreted and rewritten. Talk about breaking a butterfly on a wheel
2 (Swimming) mariposa; (f)
modifier
butterfly effect (n) efecto mariposa; (m)
como el # efecto mariposa", que explica como un aleteo de mariposa en Cochabamba puede provocar una tempestad en La Habana
butterfly knot (n) nudo de lazo; (m)
butterfly mind (n) mentalidad frívola; (f)
butterfly net (n) manga de mariposas; (f)
butterfly nut (n) tuerca de mariposa; (f)
butterfly stroke (n) braza de mariposa; (f)

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