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butterfly /ˡbʌtəflaɪ/ noun farfalla f
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| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali | |||||||||
| butterfly | n | (insect) | farfalla nf | ||||||
| Can you see the beautiful butterfly? | |||||||||
| La vedi quella farfalla meravigliosa? | |||||||||
| Additional Translations | |||||||||
| butterfly | adj | (culinary: split open and spread) | aprire , allargare vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| I coat the butterfly leg of lamb with mustard and garlic, then roast it slowly. | |||||||||
| Io spalmo la coscia di agnello allargata con senape e aglio e poi la arrostisco lentamente. | |||||||||
| butterfly | n | figurative (frivolous person) figurativo | farfallone nm | ||||||
| farfallina nf | |||||||||
| He's a butterfly, always flitting from partner to partner. | |||||||||
| È un farfallone, passa continuamente da una donna all'altra. | |||||||||
| butterfly | n | (swimming stroke) | farfalla nf | ||||||
| Her favourite stroke is the butterfly. | |||||||||
| Il suo stile preferito è la farfalla. | |||||||||
| butterfly | n | figurative, slang (very social) | socievole agg | ||||||
| She was a social butterfly, talking to everyone at the party. | |||||||||
| Era molto socievole, parlava con chiunque alla festa. | |||||||||
| butterflies | npl | (nervousness in stomach) | crampo allo stomaco nm | ||||||
| vuoto allo stomaco nm | |||||||||
| essere nervoso vi | |||||||||
| Yes, I had some butterflies before the game, but I am relaxed now. | |||||||||
| Certo, avevo i crampi allo stomaco prima della partita, ma ora sono rilassato. | |||||||||
| butterfly | vtr | (culinary: split open and spread) | aprire a ventaglio vtr | ||||||
| First, you need to butterfly the chicken breast. | |||||||||
| Prima di tutto bisogna aprire a ventaglio il petto di pollo. | |||||||||
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| Compound Forms/Forme composte | |||||||||
| butterfly bush | arbusto delle farfalle | ||||||||
| butterfly fish | pesce farfalla | ||||||||
| butterfly net | n | (long-handled net for catching butterflies) | retino per farfalle nm | ||||||
| Girava per i boschi con un retino per farfalle. | |||||||||
| butterfly valve | valvola a farfalla | ||||||||
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