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butterfly stroke (swimming stroke) noun [UK: ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ strəʊk] [US: ˈbʌt.r̩.flaɪ stroʊk] | papillon◼◼◼nom {m} |
butterfly valve (valve which can be used for isolation or regulating flow) noun | papillon◼◼◼nom {m} |
butterflyfish (tropical marine fish) noun | poisson-papillon◼◼◼nom {m} |
cabbage fly (Delia radicum) noun | mouche du chou◼◼◼nom {f} |
chiefly (mainly or principally, almost entirely) adverb [UK: ˈtʃiː.fli] [US: ˈtʃiː.fli] | surtout◼◼◼adverbe |
cranefly (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) noun | tipule◼◼◼nom {f} |
damselfly (insect) noun | demoiselle◼◼◼nom {f} |
dragonfly [dragonflies] (insect of the infraorder Anisoptera) noun [UK: ˈdræ.ɡən.flaɪ] [US: ˈdræ.ɡən.flaɪ] | libellule◼◼◼nom {f}There is a dragonfly on the ceiling. = Il a une libellule posée au plafond. |
European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) noun | gobemouche noirnom {m} |
firefly [fireflies] (Lampyridae) noun [UK: ˈfaɪə.flaɪ] [US: ˈfaɪər.ˌflaɪ] | luciole◼◼◼nom {f}The cave is full of fireflies. = La caverne est pleine de lucioles. mouche à feu [Louisiana]◼◻◻nom {f} ver luisant◼◻◻nom {m} moiselle [Louisiana]nom {f} |
fruit fly [fruit flies] (Drosophilidae) noun | drosophile◼◼◼nom {f} mouche des fruits◼◼◼nom {f} |
fruit fly [fruit flies] (Tephritidae) noun | mouche des fruits◼◼◼nom {f} |
gadfly [gadflies] (person or thing that irritates or instigates) noun [UK: ˈɡæd.flaɪ] [US: ˈɡæd.ˌflaɪ] | casse-pieds◼◼◼nom {m} |
gadfly [gadflies] (person who upsets the status quo by posing novel or upsetting questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by being an irritant) noun [UK: ˈɡæd.flaɪ] [US: ˈɡæd.ˌflaɪ] | empêcheur de tourner en rondnom {m} |
go fly a kite (go away, see also: go away; get lost) phrase | aller se faire cuire un œuf◼◼◼phrase aller se faire foutre [vulgar]phrase aller se faire mettre [vulgar]phrase aller se faire voirphrase aller se faire voir chez les Grecsphrase s’en aller au diablephrase |
green bottle fly [green bottle flies] (flies in the genera Lucilia and Phaenicia) noun [UK: ˈɡriːn ˈbɒt.l̩ flaɪ] [US: ˈɡriːn ˈbɑːt.l̩ ˈflaɪ] | mouche verte◼◼◼nom |
horsefly [horseflies] (fly of the family Tabanidae) noun [UK: ˈhɔːs.flaɪ] [US: ˈhɔːrs.flaɪ] | taon◼◼◼nom {m}Kill this horsefly! = Tue ce taon ! |
housefly [houseflies] (fly) noun [UK: ˈhaʊs.flaɪ] [US: ˈhaʊs.flaɪ] | mouche domestique◼◼◼nom {f} |
hoverfly [hoverflies] (fly in the family Syrphidae) noun [UK: ˈhə.vərˌ.flaɪ] [US: ˈhə.vər.ˌflaɪ] | syrphe◼◼◼nom {m} |
hurt a fly (idiomatic: be of very gentle nature) verb | |
infield fly (baseball) noun | chandelle intérieure◼◼◼nom {f} |
least flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) noun | moucherolle tchébec◼◼◼nom |
mayfly [mayflies] (insect of order Ephemeroptera) noun [UK: ˈmeɪ.flaɪ] [US: ˈmeɪ.flaɪ] | éphémère◼◼◼nom {m} |
medfly (fruit fly) noun [UK: ˈmed.fli] [US: ˈmed.fli] | |
no-fly zone (an airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly) noun | zone d'exclusion aérienne◼◼◼nom {f} |
on the fly ((baseball, of the ball) Without a bounce) adverb [UK: ɒn ðə flaɪ] [US: ɑːn ðə ˈflaɪ] | à la volée◼◼◼adverbe |
on the fly ((idiomatic) spontaneously or extemporaneously) adverb [UK: ɒn ðə flaɪ] [US: ɑːn ðə ˈflaɪ] | à la volée◼◼◼adverbe sur le fly◼◻◻adverbe |
overfly [overflew, overflown, overflying, overflies] (fly over something) verb [UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈflaɪ] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈflaɪ] | survoler◼◼◼verbe |
red-breasted flycatcher (Ficedula parva) noun | gobemouche nain◼◼◼nom {m} |
sandfly (fly of Lutzomyia or Phlebotomus) noun [UK: ˈsænd.flaɪ] [US: ˈsænd.flaɪ] | phlébotome◼◼◼nom {m} |