flutter

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flutter
[ˈflʌtə(r)]
sustantivo
1aleteo (m) (of wings); parpadeo (m) (of eyelids)
  • in a flutter of excitement (sentido figurado) -> en un revuelo de emoción
2apuesta (f) (familiar) (bet) (británico)
  • to have a flutter -> hacer una pequeña apuesta
verbo transitivo
también:
  • to flutter its wings -> batir las alas (bird)
  • she fluttered her eyelashes at him -> lo miró pestañeando con coquetería
verbo intransitivo
3aletear (birds, insects)

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flutter [fla-tar]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Revolotear. (n)
2Pavonearse, hacer ostentación del tren o vestidos. (n)
3Agitarse con movimientos o undulaciones ligera (n)
sustantivo
4Estar agitado; hallarse en un estado de incertidumbre; moverse sin objeto fijo o irregularmente.
5Desordenar o poner en desorden, como se espanta a una bandada de pájaros.
6Cambiar sin orden alguno el sitio o lugar de una cosa.
7Agitar, alterar el ánimo.
8Flamear. (Marina)
9Crujir.
va.
sustantivo
1Alboroto, tumulto, baraúnda, confusión; agitación, vibración, undulación.

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flutter [ˈflʌtəʳ]
noun
1 (movement) [of wings] aleteo; (m) [of eyelashes] pestañeo; (m)
2 (tremor)
to be in a flutter estar nervioso; to cause a flutter causar revuelo; to feel a flutter of excitement estremecerse de la emoción; there was a flutter of fear in her voice la voz le temblaba por el miedo
3 (informal) (bet)
to have a flutter echar una apuesta; to have a flutter on a race apostar a un caballo
verb:transitive
[+wings] batir
the sparrow was fluttering its wings el gorrión batía las alas; el gorrión aleteaba; to flutter one's eyelashes at sb hacer ojitos a algn
verb:intransitive
[+bird] revolotear; [+butterfly] mover las alas; [+flag] ondear; [+heart] palpitar
a leaf came fluttering down una hoja cayó balanceándose; the bird fluttered about the room el pájaro revoloteaba por la habitación; a butterfly fluttered away una mariposa pasó revoloteando

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Verb Conjugation for "flutter"

Imperative
  • flutter
  • you flutter
  • he/she flutters
  • we flutter
  • you flutter
  • they flutter
Preterite
  • I fluttered
  • you fluttered
  • he/she fluttered
  • we fluttered
  • you fluttered
  • they fluttered
Present Continuous
  • I am fluttering
  • you are fluttering
  • he/she is fluttering
  • we are fluttering
  • you are fluttering
  • they are fluttering
Present Perfect
  • I have fluttered
  • you have fluttered
  • he/she has fluttered
  • we have fluttered
  • you have fluttered
  • they have fluttered
Past Continuous
  • I was fluttering
  • you were fluttering
  • he/she was fluttering
  • we were fluttering
  • you were fluttering
  • they were fluttering
Past Perfect
  • I had fluttered
  • you had fluttered
  • he/she had fluttered
  • we had fluttered
  • you had fluttered
  • they had fluttered
Future
  • I will flutter
  • you will flutter
  • he/she will flutter
  • we will flutter
  • you will flutter
  • they will flutter
Future Perfect
  • I will have fluttered
  • you will have fluttered
  • he/she will have fluttered
  • we will have fluttered
  • you will have fluttered
  • they will have fluttered
Future Continuous
  • I will be fluttering
  • you will be fluttering
  • he/she will be fluttering
  • we will be fluttering
  • you will be fluttering
  • they will be fluttering
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been fluttering
  • you have been fluttering
  • he/she has been fluttering
  • we have been fluttering
  • you have been fluttering
  • they have been fluttering
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been fluttering
  • you will have been fluttering
  • he/she will have been fluttering
  • we will have been fluttering
  • you will have been fluttering
  • they will have been fluttering
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been fluttering
  • you had been fluttering
  • he/she had been fluttering
  • we had been fluttering
  • you had been fluttering
  • they had been fluttering
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