Phrase guide

butterfly stroke

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A swimming stroke in which the body is prone, the arms are moved in simultaneous circles, and the feet are kicked up and down.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: butterfly

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: swimming stroke

History

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Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бътерфла́й (bǎterfláj) — swimming stroke
  • Chinese Cantonese: 蝶式 (dip6 sik1) — swimming stroke
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蝶泳 (diéyǒng) — swimming stroke
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蝶式 (diéshì) — swimming stroke
  • Czech: motýlek — swimming stroke
  • Czech: delfín — swimming stroke
  • Danish: butterfly — swimming stroke
  • Dutch: vlinderslag — swimming stroke
  • Faroese: firvaldssvimjing — swimming stroke
  • Finnish: perhosuinti — swimming stroke
  • Finnish: perhonen — swimming stroke
  • French: papillon — swimming stroke
  • German: Schmetterlingsschwimmen — swimming stroke
  • German: Delphinschwimmen — swimming stroke
  • German: Schmetterling — swimming stroke
  • German: Delphin — swimming stroke
  • Greek: πεταλούδα (petaloúda) — swimming stroke
  • Hawaiian: ʻau mālolo — swimming stroke
  • Hungarian: pillangóúszás — swimming stroke
  • Icelandic: flugsund — swimming stroke
  • Italian: farfalla — swimming stroke
  • Japanese: バタフライ (batafurai) — swimming stroke
  • Japanese: バッタ (batta) — swimming stroke
  • Japanese: バタ (bata) — swimming stroke
  • Korean: 접영 (jeobyeong) — swimming stroke
  • Korean: 버터플라이 (beoteopeullai) — swimming stroke
  • Latvian: tauriņstils — swimming stroke
  • Macedonian: де́лфин (délfin) — swimming stroke
  • Maltese: qadfa butterfly — swimming stroke
  • Māori: kau aihe — swimming stroke
  • Norwegian Bokmål: butterfly — swimming stroke
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: butterfly — swimming stroke
  • Polish: delfin — swimming stroke
  • Polish: delfinek — swimming stroke
  • Polish: motyl — swimming stroke
  • Polish: motylek — swimming stroke
  • Polish: styl motylkowy — swimming stroke
  • Portuguese: nado borboleta — swimming stroke
  • Portuguese: estilo borboleta — swimming stroke
  • Portuguese: mariposa — swimming stroke
  • Portuguese: estilo de mariposa — swimming stroke
  • Romanian: fluture — swimming stroke
  • Russian: баттерфля́й (battɛrfljáj) — swimming stroke
  • Serbo-Croatian: делфин — swimming stroke
  • Serbo-Croatian: лептир — swimming stroke
  • Serbo-Croatian: delfin — swimming stroke
  • Serbo-Croatian: leptir — swimming stroke
  • Slovak: motýlik — swimming stroke
  • Spanish: mariposa — swimming stroke
  • Swahili: kipepeo — swimming stroke
  • Swedish: fjärilsim — swimming stroke
  • Turkish: kelebek — swimming stroke
  • Yiddish: פֿלאַטערל־שוווּם (flaterl-shvum) — swimming stroke