papillonner

papijɔne

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Definition of papillonner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

voltigeantpasser d'une chose à une autre sans s'arrêter longtemps

Il papillonne de magasin en magasin sans rien acheter.

errer

flâner

voltiger

activitéschanger souvent d'activité sans les approfondir

Elle papillonne entre ses hobbies sans jamais se spécialiser.

butiner

divaguer

sauter

séductionêtre volage en amour, courtiser plusieurs personnes

Il papillonne d'une femme à l'autre sans s'engager.

batifoler

flirter

papilloter

battementbattre rapidement comme des ailes de papillon

Ses paupières papillonnent quand il est nerveux.

frémir

trembler

vibrer

soierie

Dated

produire des papillons, pour le ver à soie

Dated

Le ver à soie papillonne après sa métamorphose.

cultiver

élever

produire

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Origin of papillonner

français, papillon (insecte) + -er (suffixe verbal)

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papillonner

aller de femme en femme, multiplier les conquêtes amoureuses

Examples of papillonner in a sentence

Les idées papillonnent dans sa tête sans se fixer.
Il papillonne d’un projet à l’autre sans finir aucun.
Les enfants papillonnent souvent pendant les activités scolaires.
Elle aime papillonner sans jamais se fixer.
Papillonner lui a valu une réputation de séducteur.
Des papillons papillonnent autour des fleurs au printemps.

Ses mains papillonnaient d’excitation pendant le spectacle.
Après l’éclosion, les chenilles commencent à papillonner.
Dans cette ferme, on observe les vers à soie papillonner chaque printemps.

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English:flit, flit from one activity to another, ...
German:herumflattern, ständig wechseln, ...
Italian:gironzolare, essere incostante, ...
Spanish:ir de un lado a otro, andar de una cosa a otra, ...
Portuguese:andar a saltitar, andar a saltar de atividade em atividade, ...
Chinese:逛来逛去, 三心二意, ...
Japanese:あちこち移る, あちこち手を出す, ...
Arabic:تنقل بسرعة, تنقل بين الأنشطة, ...
Hebrew:לְדַלֵּג, לְדַלֵּג בֵּין פְּעִילוּיוֹת, ...
Russian:порхать, флиртовать, ...
Ukrainian:метатися, займатися всім потроху, ...
Catalan:anar de botiga en botiga, anar d'una activitat a una altra, ...
Danish:flakke omkring, skifte hele tiden mellem forskellige aktiviteter uden at gå i dybden, ...
Dutch:fladderen, overal aan beginnen zonder iets af te maken, ...
Greek:πετάω από το ένα στο άλλο, πετάω από δραστηριότητα σε δραστηριότητα, ...
Khmer:លោតពីមួយទៅមួយ, ផ្លាស់ប្តូរសកម្មភាពញឹកញាប់, ...
Korean:이리저리 옮겨 다니다, 이것저것 하다, ...
Polish:przeskakiwać, skakać z kwiatka na kwiatek, ...
Portuguese (BR):pular de uma coisa para outra, ficar mudando de atividade, ...
Romanian:a zburda, a bâzâi, ...
Swedish:fladdra, fladdra omkring, ...
Thai:เปลี่ยนไปเปลี่ยนมา, เปลี่ยนกิจกรรมไปเรื่อย, ...
Turkish:daldan dala konmak, sürekli değişmek, ...
Vietnamese:đi lướt qua, nhảy từ việc này sang việc khác, ...

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