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flap

flap

Meaning of flap

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British English/ˈflæp/
American English/ˈflæp/
Russian transcription[mɐˈxatʲ ˈkrɨlʲjəmʲɪ]
flap
flap - махать крыльями
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flap with Russian translation

flap usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Утка машет крыльями.

The duck flaps its wings.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она наблюдала, как цыплёнок машет крыльями рядом с мамой.

She watched the chick flap beside its mother.

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flap belongs to the topic "Birds". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

flapмахать крыльями
playиграть
oceanокеан
groupгруппа
pairпара
cowкорова
eggяйцо

flap synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between flap / beat / wave / hover / flit

🇬🇧English
flap

exact match: to move wings up and down in short strokes

A2Often

The bird flapped its wings and flew to the branch.

Птица махнула крыльями и перелетела на ветку.

🇬🇧English

general term for moving wings up and down; can imply stronger or rhythmic action

A2Very Often

The swan beat its wings to lift off from the water.

Лебедь хлопнул крыльями, чтобы взлететь с воды.

W
🇬🇧English
wave

usually used for hands or flags; when applied to wings it emphasizes a waving motion and is less common

A2Very Often

She waved her hand; you can also say a bird waved its wings in a wide motion (less common).

Она помахала рукой; о птице можно сказать, что она размахивала крыльями (реже).

H
🇬🇧English
hover

to stay in one place in the air (often by rapid wing beats); emphasizes maintaining position rather than just the wing motion

A2Often

The hummingbird hovered over the flower, beating its wings rapidly.

Колибри завис над цветком, быстро хлопая крыльями.

F
🇬🇧English
flit

to move quickly and lightly from one place to another; when used for birds suggests quick, fleeting wing movements and movement between spots

A2Rarely

A kingfisher flitted from branch to branch, wings beating briefly.

Зимородок быстро перелетал с ветки на ветку, крылья слегка взмахивая.

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flap translation: махать крыльями. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce flap

/ˈflæp/

flap translation

махать крыльями

flap examples

The duck flaps its wings.

flap transcription

/ˈflæp/, /ˈflæp/

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flap meaning: what does it mean?

living beings birds verb

flap pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

flap is pronounced as /ˈflæp/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

flap definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The duck flaps its wings. Translation: Утка машет крыльями.

Is flap part of Birds vocabulary?

Yes, flap (махать крыльями) can be learned in the Birds topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is flap part of Living Beings vocabulary?

Yes, flap (махать крыльями) can be learned in the Living Beings topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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