Translations for „flighty“ in the English » German Dictionary

flighty [ˈflaɪti, Am -t̬-] ADJ usu pej

1. flighty (moody):

flighty

launisch pej

flighty

flatterhaft pej

flighty

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2. flighty (light-headed):

flighty answer, words

gedankenlos pej

flighty promise

leichtherzig pej

flighty movements

fahrig pej

flighty thoughts

wirr pej

3. flighty (careless):

flighty

leichtsinnig pej

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They are common in private collections but are a nervous and flighty bird.

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It believes in logic above all else, and is frequently frustrated when dealing with the flighty main character.

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She has a flighty, fun-loving, girlish personality, but ultimately, her only loyalty is to herself, and she will join whomever is most powerful.

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The breed is described as flighty and is likened to goats in their ability to jump over obstacles such as fencing.

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She is short-sighted, flighty, and tends to speak without thinking.

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She has a flighty and flirty personality reminiscent of her early days in the comics.

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Dizzy and nakedly -- hilariously -- ambitious, she's so flighty she seems to be levitating.

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Next to enter is a gaggle of six "cocodettes", flighty young women of questionable virtue, with three billiards players as their escorts.

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The character is portrayed as flighty and perpetually in financial debt despite warm relationships with his daughters.

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His mind was strong and active, until about three or four days before his exit from this world, when it became somewhat impaired and flighty.

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