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butterfly

/ˈbʌtə(ɹ)flaɪ/ [ˈbʌɾɚflaɪ] [ˈbʌtəflaɪ]

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noun

蝶

A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.

Examples :

"A beautiful butterfly fluttered around the garden flowers. "

美しい蝶が庭の花の周りをひらひらと舞っていました。

insect animal nature biology

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noun

バタフライクロージャー

A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.

Examples :

"butterfly tape"

バタフライクロージャーテープ

medicine anatomy

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noun

バタフライ

The butterfly stroke.

Examples :

"My swimming coach taught me the butterfly stroke. "

私の水泳コーチは私にバタフライを教えてくれました。

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noun

胸がドキドキする感じ

(in plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.

Examples :

"I get terrible butterflies before an exam."

試験前は胸がドキドキして落ち着かない。

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noun

軽薄な人、浮ついた人

Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.

Examples :

"My cousin was a butterfly in high school, always changing her friends and her style of clothes. "

私のいとこは高校時代、軽薄な人で、いつも友達や服装のスタイルを変えていました。

person character attitude

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verb

蝶のように切り開く

To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.

Examples :

"Butterfly the chicken before you grill it."

焼く前に鶏肉を蝶のように切り開いてください。

food utensil action

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verb

蝶形にテープを貼る

To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.

Examples :

"The doctor butterflyed the strips of surgical tape across the child's deep cut to help it heal. "

医者は子供の深い切り傷が治るように、外科用テープを蝶形に貼りました。

medicine anatomy