fluttering in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fluttering in the English»French Dictionary

I.fluttering [Brit ˈflʌtərɪŋ, Am ˈflədərɪŋ] N

1. fluttering (flapping):

fluttering (of birds, insects, wings)

volettement m

fluttering (of flag, clothes, fan)

flottement m

fluttering (of leaves)

voltigement m

2. fluttering (beating):

fluttering (of heart)

palpitations fpl

fluttering (of pulse)

battement m

II.fluttering [Brit ˈflʌtərɪŋ, Am ˈflədərɪŋ] ADJ attr

fluttering flag, bunting, dress

flottant

fluttering birds

voletant

I.flutter [Brit ˈflʌtə, Am ˈflədər] N

1. flutter (rapid movement):

flutter (of wings, lashes)

battement m

flutter (of leaves, papers)

voltigement m

flutter (of flags, bunting)

flottement m

with a flutter of her eyelashes

d'un battement de cils

2. flutter (stir):

a flutter of excitement/panic

un surcroît d'excitation/de panique

to be all in or of a flutter Brit

être tout en émoi

to cause a flutter

causer l'émoi

3. flutter Brit (bet) inf:

to have a flutter on the horses

faire un petit pari aux courses

she likes the odd flutter

elle aime bien parier de temps en temps

to have a flutter on the Stock Exchange

faire une spéculation à la Bourse

4. flutter ELECTRON (in sound):

flutter

pleurage m

5. flutter AVIAT (fault):

flutter

vibration f

II.flutter [Brit ˈflʌtə, Am ˈflədər] VB trans

1. flutter (beat):

the bird/moth fluttered its wings

l'oiseau/le papillon de nuit battait des ailes

2. flutter (move):

flutter fan, handkerchief

agiter

to flutter one's eyelashes (at sb)

battre des cils (en regardant qn)

III.flutter [Brit ˈflʌtə, Am ˈflədər] VB intr

1. flutter (beat):

the bird's wings still fluttered

l'oiseau battait encore des ailes

2. flutter (fly rapidly):

flutter

voleter

3. flutter (move rapidly):

flutter flag, bunting, ribbons:

flotter

flutter clothes, curtains, fans, hand:

s'agiter

flutter eyelids, lashes:

battre

flags fluttered in the breeze/above the streets/from the mast

des drapeaux flottaient au vent/au-dessus des rues/sur le mât

4. flutter (spiral):

flutter, a. flutter down petals, leaves:

tomber en voltigeant

5. flutter (beat irregularly):

flutter heart:

palpiter (with de)

flutter pulse:

battre faiblement

heart flutter N MED

heart flutter

palpitations fpl cardiaques

Translations for fluttering in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

palpitant (palpitante) cœur

fluttering

voleter

to flutter

frôlement (d'ailes)

fluttering

flottement

fluttering

palpitation (de feuille, voile)

fluttering

battement (d'ailes)

flutter

battement (de cils)

fluttering uncountable

battement (de nageur) (en crawl)

flutter kick uncountable

voltiger papiers, rideaux, feuilles:

to flutter

fluttering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fluttering in the English»French Dictionary

I.flutter [ˈflʌtəʳ, Am ˈflʌt̬ɚ] N

1. flutter (act of fluttering):

flutter of wings, lashes

battement m

flutter of leave, papers

voltigement m

flutter of heart

palpitation f

2. flutter fig (nervousness):

flutter

agitation f

to put in/to be all of a flutter

rendre/être nerveux

3. flutter sing Aus, Brit inf (bet):

flutter

pari m

to have a flutter

faire un pari

II.flutter [ˈflʌtəʳ, Am ˈflʌt̬ɚ] VB intr

1. flutter (fly):

flutter

voleter

flutter bird

battre des ailes

2. flutter (move):

flutter

s'agiter

flutter heart

palpiter

flutter leaves, papers

voltiger

flutter lashes

battre

flutter flag

flotter

III.flutter [ˈflʌtəʳ, Am ˈflʌt̬ɚ] VB trans

to flutter its wings

battre des ailes

to flutter one's eyelashes

battre des cils

Translations for fluttering in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

flottement d'un drapeau

fluttering

voleter

to flutter

papilloter paupières

to flutter

tressaillir cœur

to flutter

faire voltiger qc

to make sth flutter

battement des cils

flutter of one's eyelashes

palpiter paupière

to flutter

flotter

to flutter

battre des cils

to flutter one's eyelashes

fluttering Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put in/to be all of a flutter

rendre/être nerveux

to have a flutter

faire un pari

to flutter its wings

battre des ailes

to flutter one's eyelashes

battre des cils

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And he galloped off, fluttering, all black, with eyes like coal.

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This smallish moth can often be found fluttering in the evening twilight or resting with its wings outstretched.

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A male repeatedly approaches his selected female with his head tucked down, and dorsal and pectoral fins rapidly fluttering.

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A reviewer described the music as blissed-out, retreating into layers of dewy, droney guitar and fluttering modular synths.

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They wore school armbands and clutched rucksacks, gasmasks, sandwiches and stuffed pillow cases, an array of labels fluttering around them.

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The necktie spreads its ends upwards as if it is fluttering lightly in the wind.

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From the start, engineers noticed that the wings were not strong enough to carry the outboard engines at cruising speed without warping and fluttering.

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Eventually, the amplitude of the motion produced by the fluttering increased beyond the strength of a vital part, in this case the suspender cables.

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Birds are depicted fluttering overhead in the painting.

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At very high temperatures they also resort to gular fluttering and gaping to cool themselves.

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