flap

flap
flap [flæp]
1. noun
   a. [of wings] battement m
   b. [of pocket, book cover] rabat m
   c. ( = panic) to be in a flap (inf) être dans tous ses états
2. intransitive verb
   a. [wings] battre ; [sails] claquer
   b. ( = be panicky) (inf) paniquer
• stop flapping! t'affole pas ! (inf)
3. transitive verb
• the bird flapped its wings l'oiseau battait des ailes
* * *
[flæp] 1.
noun
1) (on pocket, envelope, tent) rabat m; (on table, bar) abattant m; (of trapdoor) trappe f; (for cat) chatière f
2) (movement) (of wings) battement m (of de); (of sail) claquement m (of de)
3) Aviation volet m
4) (colloq) (panic)

to get into a flap — s'affoler

5) Linguistics battement m
2.
transitive verb (p prés etc -pp-) [wind] claquer [sail, cloth]; faire voleter [paper, clothes]; [person] secouer [sheet]; agiter [paper, letter] (at somebody en direction de quelqu'un)

the bird flapped its wings — l'oiseau battait des ailes

3.
intransitive verb (p prés etc -pp-)
1) (move) [wing] battre; [sail, flag, door] claquer; [paper, clothes] voleter
2) (colloq) (panic) s'affoler

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