peacock butterfly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for peacock butterfly in the English»French Dictionary

peacock butterfly N

peacock butterfly

paon m de jour

Translations for peacock butterfly in the English»French Dictionary

peacock [Brit ˈpiːkɒk, Am ˈpiˌkɑk] N

peacock

paon m

to be as proud as a peacock

être fier/fière comme un paon

butterfly <pl butterflies> [Brit ˈbʌtəflʌɪ, Am ˈbədərˌflaɪ] N

1. butterfly ZOOL:

butterfly

papillon m

she's a bit of a social butterfly

elle papillonne en société

2. butterfly SPORTS → butterfly stroke

to have butterflies (in one's stomach)

avoir le trac inf

See also butterfly stroke

butterfly stroke N

butterfly stroke

brasse f papillon

peacock butterfly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for peacock butterfly in the English»French Dictionary

peacock [ˈpi·kak] N

peacock

paon m

butterfly <-ies> [ˈbʌt̬·ər·flaɪ] N

1. butterfly ZOOL:

butterfly a. fig

papillon m

2. butterfly TECH:

butterfly

écrou m à oreilles

3. butterfly sports:

butterfly

nage f papillon

Phrases:

to have butterflies in one's stomach

avoir l'estomac noué

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Stinging nettles are also host to the peacock butterfly.

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The average number of the striking peacock butterfly seen has dropped from an average of 3.6 individuals per count in 2013 to just 0.5 per count this summer.

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