flit

flit
flit
past tense, past participle - flitted; verb
(to move quickly and lightly from place to place: Butterflies flitted around in the garden.) revolotear, mover
flit
tr[flɪt]
noun
1 (escape) escapada
intransitive verb (pt & pp flitted, ger flitting)
1 (birds, insects) revolotear, volar; (people) mover
the bird flitted from one tree to another el pájaro revoloteaba de árbol en árbol
she flits from one subject to another salta de un tema a otro
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to do a moonlight flit irse a la chita callando
flit ['flɪt] vi, flitted ; flitting
1) : revolotear
2)
to flit about : ir y venir rápidamente
flit
v.
pasar rápidamente v.
revolotear v.
volar v.

I flɪt
intransitive verb -tt- \<\<bird/butterfly/bat\>\> revolotear

she flitted from room to room — iba y venía de una habitación a otra

he continually flits from one topic to the next — salta continuamente de un tema a otro


II
noun (BrE)

to do a (moonlight) flit — (colloq) largarse*

[flɪt]
1.
VI [bat, butterfly] revolotear

to flit in/out — [person] entrar/salir precipitadamente

she flits from one job to another — salta de un trabajo a otro

2.
N
- do a
* * *

I [flɪt]
intransitive verb -tt- \<\<bird/butterfly/bat\>\> revolotear

she flitted from room to room — iba y venía de una habitación a otra

he continually flits from one topic to the next — salta continuamente de un tema a otro


II
noun (BrE)

to do a (moonlight) flit — (colloq) largarse*


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