English-German translation for "butterfly"

"butterfly" German translation

butterfly
[ˈbʌtə(r)flai]noun | Substantiv s

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Schmetterling, Tagfalter Schmetterlingsstil, Butterfly Schmetterling, flatterhafter, oberflächlicher Mensch leichte, zerbrechliche Sache eitle Person
  • Schmetterlingmasculine | Maskulinum m
    butterfly zoology | ZoologieZOOL
    Tagfaltermasculine | Maskulinum m
    butterfly zoology | ZoologieZOOL
    butterfly zoology | ZoologieZOOL
  • butterfly → see „wheel“
    butterfly → see „wheel“
  • Schmetterlingsstilmasculine | Maskulinum m
    butterfly swimming stroke
    Butterflymasculine | Maskulinum m
    butterfly swimming stroke
    butterfly swimming stroke
  • Schmetterlingmasculine | Maskulinum m
    butterfly rare | seltenselten (person) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    flatterhafter, oberflächlicher Mensch, eitle Person
    butterfly rare | seltenselten (person) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    butterfly rare | seltenselten (person) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • leichte, zerbrechliche Sache
    butterfly fragile thing figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    butterfly fragile thing figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
butterfly
[ˈbʌtə(r)flai]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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Schmetterlings…, schmetterlingsähnlich flatterhaft, oberflächlich
  • Schmetterlings…, schmetterlingsähnlich
    butterfly
    butterfly
  • flatterhaft, oberflächlich
    butterfly figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    butterfly figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
butterfly
[ˈbʌtə(r)flai]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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flattern
the butterfly lighted on a flower
der Schmetterling ließ sich auf einer Blume nieder
the butterfly lighted on a flower
swallow-tailed butterfly
Schwalbenschwanzmasculine | Maskulinum m
swallow-tailed butterfly
to set a butterfly
einen Schmetterling (zum Trocknen) ausspannen
to set a butterfly
a caterpillar transformed into a butterfly
eine Raupe, die sich in einen Schmetterling verwandelt hat
a caterpillar transformed into a butterfly
to develop into a butterfly
zu einem Schmetterling werden
to develop into a butterfly
Die Raupe hat sich in einen Schmetterling verwandelt.
The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
Source: Tatoeba
Sie beobachtete, wie Schmetterlinge fliegen.
She observed how butterflies fly.
Source: Tatoeba
Er weiß viel über Schmetterlinge.
He knows a lot about butterflies.
Source: Tatoeba
Ein Schmetterling ist eine erwachsene Raupe.
A butterfly is a mature caterpillar.
Source: Tatoeba
Ich habe einen schönen Schmetterling gefangen.
I caught a beautiful butterfly.
Source: Tatoeba
Mein Hobby ist es, schöne Schmetterlinge zu sammeln.
My hobby is to collect beautiful butterflies.
Source: Tatoeba
Du bist ein schöner Schmetterling.
You are a beautiful butterfly.
Source: Tatoeba
Schmetterlinge dieser Art sind jetzt ausgestorben.
Butterflies of this species are now extinct.
Source: Tatoeba
Aus dieser Raupe wird einmal ein schöner Schmetterling.
This caterpillar will become a beautiful butterfly.
Source: Tatoeba
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