flit

flit  (flt)

intr.v. flit·ted, flit·ting, flits

1. To move about rapidly and nimbly.

2. To move quickly from one condition or location to another.

n.

1. A fluttering or darting movement.

2. Informal An empty-headed, silly, often erratic person.

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[Middle English flitten, from Old Norse flytja, to carry about, convey; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]

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flitter n.

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flit [flɪt]

vb flits, flitting, flitted (intr)

1. to move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

2. to fly rapidly and lightly; flutter

3. to pass quickly; fleet a memory flitted into his mind

4. Scot and Northern English dialect to move house

5. Brit informal to depart hurriedly and stealthily in order to avoid obligations

6. an informal word for elope

n

1. the act or an instance of flitting

2. Slang chiefly US a male homosexual

3. Brit informal a hurried and stealthy departure in order to avoid obligations (esp in the phrase do a flit)

4. See moonlight flit

[from Old Norse flytja to carry]

flitter  n

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Flit of dancers: a company of male dancers—Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flit - a sudden quick movement               dart movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
	2.	flit - a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a moonlight flit" move, relocation - the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Verb	1.	flit - move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches" dart, fleet, flutter butterfly - flutter like a butterfly hurry, travel rapidly, zip, speed - move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

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flit

verb fly, dash, dart, skim, pass, speed, wing, flash, fleet, whisk, flutter the bird that flits from tree to tree

Translations

flit [flɪt]

A. 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

B. N to do a (moonlight) flit (Brit) → marcharse de una casa a la francesa

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flit [ˈflɪt] vi

(restlessly) to flit from place to place → passer d'un endroit à un autre
to flit between subjects → virevolter d'un sujet à un autre

(= pass) to flit from branch to branch [bird] → voleter de branche en branche
to flit across sb's face [expression, smile] → traverser le visage de qn
to flit through sb's mind [idea, memory] → traverser l'esprit de qn

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flit

vi

(bats, butterflies etc) → flattern, huschen; (ghost, person, image) → huschen; to flit in and out (person) → rein- und rausflitzen; an idea flitted through my mind → ein Gedanke schoss mir or huschte mir durch den Kopf

(Brit, = move house secretly) → bei Nacht und Nebel ausziehen, sich bei Nacht und Nebel davonmachen

(Scot, N Engl: = move house) → umziehen

n (Brit) to do a (moonlight) flit → bei Nacht und Nebel umziehen

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flit [flɪt]

1. vi (bats, butterflies) → svolazzare
to flit in/out (person) → entrare/uscire svolazzando

2. n (Brit) to do a (moonlight) flit → squagliarsela (per non pagare l'affitto, il conto in albergo)

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flit [flɪt]

1. vi (bats, butterflies) → svolazzare
to flit in/out (person) → entrare/uscire svolazzando

2. n (Brit) to do a (moonlight) flit → squagliarsela (per non pagare l'affitto, il conto in albergo)

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flit

v flit [flit]

to move quickly and lightly from place to place Butterflies flitted around in the garden. fladder يَنْتَقِل، يَمُر بِسُرْعَه прелитам poletovat suse; flyve; flagre flattern πεταρίζω revolotear, mover vilklema پرواز کردن pyrähdellä voltiger לָעוּף בְּקלִילוּת इधर-उधर उड़ना lepršati, prhnuti röpköd berpindah-pindah flögra, flökta svolazzare すっと飛ぶ 경쾌하게 돌아다니다 skrajoti lidināties; laidelēties terbang fladderen smette, flagre, pile, svippe przemykać się, przelatywać, latać esvoaçar a zbura порхать poletovať frfotati leteti tamo-amo fladdra, flyga โผ uç(uş)mak 飛來飛去 перелітати, пурхати پھرتی سے ادھر ادھر جانا đi nhẹ nhàng; bay nhẹ nhàng 飞来飞去

n flitting

gefladder إنْتِقال بِسُرْعَه прелитане poletování susen; flyven; flagren das Flattern πετάρισμα revoloteo vilklemine عبور سریع و سبک liihottaminen voltigement מְעוֹפֵף בִּקלִילוּת इधर-उधर उड़ना lepršanje röpdösés perpindahan flökt lo svolazzare すっと飛ぶこと 경쾌한 움직임 skrajojimas lidināšanās; laidelēšanās berterbangan het fladderen smetting, flagring latanie, miotanie się esvoaçante zbor (în zig-zag) порхание poletovanie frfotanje letenje tamo-amo fladdrande การโผ uç(uş)ma 掠過 переїзд پھرتیلی حرکت sự di chuyển 掠过