noun🔗ShareMariposas en el estómago(by ellipsis) butterflies in one's stomach"Before her presentation, she had butterflies, hoping she wouldn't forget anything. "Antes de su presentación, tenía mariposas en el estómago, esperando no olvidar nada.sensationmindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMariposasA flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring."The garden was full of butterflies with bright orange and yellow wings, fluttering among the flowers. "El jardín estaba lleno de mariposas con brillantes alas naranjas y amarillas, revoloteando entre las flores.insectanimalnaturebiologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCinta adhesiva en forma de mariposaA use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed."butterfly tape"Cinta adhesiva en forma de mariposamedicineaidChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEstilo mariposaThe butterfly stroke."My coach says if I practice my butterflies more, I can win the swimming race. "Mi entrenador dice que si practico más el estilo mariposa, puedo ganar la carrera de natación.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMariposas en el estómago(in plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach."I get terrible butterflies before an exam."Me dan terribles mariposas en el estómago antes de un examen.sensationmindbodyemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePersona frívola, persona volubleSomeone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable."The new student, known for her brightly colored clothes and erratic attendance, was considered a butterfly in the school. "La nueva estudiante, conocida por su ropa de colores brillantes y su asistencia errática, era considerada una persona voluble en la escuela.personcharacterstyleattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMariposearTo 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."Mariposea el pollo antes de asarlo.foodactionutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCerrar una herida con tiras de esparadrapoTo cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it."The nurse had to butterflies the deep cut on his arm with thin strips of tape before bandaging it. "La enfermera tuvo que cerrar la profunda herida en su brazo con tiras de esparadrapo antes de vendarla.medicineactionanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
