noun🔗SharePapillonA 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. "Un beau papillon voltigeait autour des fleurs du jardin.insectanimalnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFermeture en papillonA use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed."butterfly tape"Ruban de fermeture en papillonmedicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe papillonThe butterfly stroke."My swimming coach taught me the butterfly stroke. "Mon entraîneur de natation m'a appris le papillon.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAvoir des papillons dans le ventre(in plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach."I get terrible butterflies before an exam."J'ai de terribles papillons dans le ventre avant un examen.sensationmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePapillon de nuit, personne volageSomeone 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. "Ma cousine était un papillon de nuit au lycée, changeant constamment d'amis et de style vestimentaire.personcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDécouper en papillonTo 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."Coupez le poulet en papillon avant de le faire griller.foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePapillonner (une plaie)To 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. "Le médecin a papillonné les bandes de ruban chirurgical sur la profonde coupure de l'enfant pour l'aider à guérir.medicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
