Translation of "flattern" into English

flutter, wave, flap are the top translations of "flattern" into English.

flattern verb grammar

schwanken (umgangssprachlich)

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  • flutter

    verb

    to flap or wave quickly [..]

    Warum flatterst du wie ein Huhn, wo du doch aufsteigen könntest wie ein Adler?

    Don't flutter about like a hen, when you can soar to the heights of an eagle.

  • wave

    verb

    to move back and forth repeatedly

    Lass ich meinen Schleier flattern, kann es ein, dass Regen fällt.

    " I could let my veil wave with the wind but there could be a cloudburst of desire "

  • flap

    verb

    to move (something broad and loose) back and forth

    Die Vögel flatterten mit den Flügeln.

    The birds flapped their wings.

  • Less frequent translations

    • quiver
    • waver
    • shimmy
    • flicker
    • stream
    • flacker
    • jitter
    • tremble
    • swing
    • sway
    • shake
    • flick
    • to flap
    • to flicker
    • to flutter
    • to shake
    • to shimmy
    • to tremble
    • to wave
    • to waver
    • to fly
    • turn over
    • fly
    • dance
    • flirt
    • flame
    • to flap its wings
    • to flitter
    • flit
    • blow
    • chatter
    • flop
    • to beat its wings
    • to flit
    • to flutter about
    • to hit on a good idea
    • to occur to someone
    • to revolve
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  • flutter

    noun

    Flatternd tanzen die Kirschblüten. Die Zeit der Blütenschau ist damit wohl schon zu Ende.

    It looks like cherry blossom-viewing season is at an end. You can see the petals fluttering down.

  • thrashing

    noun
  • flap

    verb

    The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing. (Webster 1913)

    Die Vögel flatterten mit den Flügeln.

    The birds flapped their wings.

  • Less frequent translations

    • wobble
    • flicker
    • jitter
    • shimmy
    • flutteringly
    • aeroelastic flutter
    • chattering
    • fluttering

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