What does papillon in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word papillon in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use papillon in French.

The word papillon in French means butterfly, butterfly stroke, sticker, ticket, butterfly nut, butterfly, Hold your horses!, throttle, throttle valve, butterfly stroke, butterfly effect, butterfly effect, butterfly stroke, bow tie, moth, butterfly valve, butterfly screw. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word papillon

butterfly

nom masculin (métamorphose d'une chenille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'été est la saison des papillons.
Summer is the season for butterflies.

butterfly stroke

nom masculin (Natation : type de nage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le papillon est la plus physique des nages.
The butterfly stroke is the most physically demanding kind of swimming.

sticker

nom masculin (petit papier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a décoré la table avec des papillons de couleur vive.
She decorated the table with brightly colored stickers.

ticket

nom masculin (familier (contravention) (for motoring offence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Annie a encore récupéré un papillon pour s'être mal garée.
Annie got another ticket for illegal parking.

butterfly nut

nom masculin (écrou à ailettes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les papillons permettent de serrer l'écrou sans pince.
Butterfly nuts make it possible to tighten a screw without pliers.

butterfly

nom masculin (figuré (personne inattentive) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet enfant est un papillon, il n'arrive pas à se concentrer.
This child is a scatterbrain; he can't concentrate.

Hold your horses!

(familier (Attends !) (informal, figurative)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

throttle, throttle valve

nom masculin (Mécanique : régulateur d'injection) (mechanism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est le boîtier papillon qui régule l'arrivée de carburant.

butterfly stroke

nom féminin (type de nage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

butterfly effect

nom masculin (phénomène météorologique) (meteorology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

butterfly effect

nom masculin (principe de la théorie du chaos) (chaos theory)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

butterfly stroke

nom féminin (type de nage) (swimming)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans la nage papillon, le corps suit un mouvement sinusoïdal.

bow tie

nom masculin (décoration de col de chemise) (accessory)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je ne sais pas si je dois mettre une cravate ou un nœud papillon pour le mariage de ma sœur.

moth

nom masculin (papillon nocturne) (insect)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

butterfly valve

nom féminin (type de vanne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

butterfly screw

nom féminin (vis à ailettes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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