noun🔗ShareSchmetterlingA flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring."A beautiful butterfly fluttered around the garden flowers. "Ein wunderschöner Schmetterling flatterte um die Gartenblumen.insectanimalnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchmetterling-VerschlussA use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed."butterfly tape"Schmetterling-Verschluss-TapemedicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDer SchmetterlingsstilThe butterfly stroke."My swimming coach taught me the butterfly stroke. "Mein Schwimmtrainer hat mir den Schmetterlingsstil beigebracht.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchmetterlinge im Bauch(in plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach."I get terrible butterflies before an exam."Ich habe schreckliche Schmetterlinge im Bauch vor einer Prüfung.sensationmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLeichtsinniger Mensch, flatterhafter MenschSomeone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable."My cousin was a butterfly in high school, always changing her friends and her style of clothes. "Meine Cousine war in der High School eine flatterhafte Person, die ständig ihre Freunde und ihren Kleidungsstil wechselte.personcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAufschneiden und auseinanderklappenTo cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly."Butterfly the chicken before you grill it."Schneiden Sie das Hähnchen auf und klappen Sie es auseinander, bevor Sie es grillen.foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMit Pflasterstreifen überklebenTo cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it."The doctor butterflyed the strips of surgical tape across the child's deep cut to help it heal. "Der Arzt überklebte die Streifen des chirurgischen Klebebands über dem tiefen Schnitt des Kindes, um die Heilung zu unterstützen.medicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
