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flirt Explained

flirt at CMU American English spelling Of Explained:

[flə:t]

flirt at English => English (Longman) Of Explained:

v [I] to behave towards someone in a way that shows that you are sexually attracted to them, although you do not really want a relationship with them// flirt with// --She accused him of flirting with other women.// --She was flirting outrageously (=a lot) with some of the managers.// flirt with [flirt with sth] phr v//
1 to consider doing something, but not be very serious about it: --He had flirted with the idea of emigrating.//
2 to do something that is dangerous or could cause problems for you: --Climbers enjoy flirting with danger .//
flirt 2 n [C] someone who flirts with people// a terrible/dreadful etc flirt (=someone who flirts a lot) // --She's an incorrigible flirt!//

flirt at German => English Of Explained:

flirtation

flirt at German => English Of Explained:

flirt, flirtation

flirt at French => English Of Explained:

flirtation

flirt at German => English Of Explained:

flirtation

flirt at Italian => English Of Explained:

flirtation

flirt at English => English (Moby Thesaurus II) Of Explained:

164 Moby Thesaurus words for "flirt":
Circe, Don Juan, Lorelei, Parthenope, Siren, Sunday painter,
allure, amateur, bait, bait the hook, beak, blandish, bob, brush,
bunt, cajole, captive, cast coquettish glances, catch, charmer,
chuck, coax, conquest, consider, contemplate, coquet, coquette,
dab, dabble, dabbler, dallier, dally, date, decoy, dilettante,
draw, draw in, draw on, enchanter, enchantress, ensnare, entertain,
entice, enticer, eye, femme fatale, fiddle, fiddle with,
fiddle-faddle, fidget with, fillip, finger with, flick, flip,
flirt with, flounce, fool, fool around, fool with, fribble, frivol,
gallivant, give the come-on, gold digger, gold-dig, graze, hitch,
honey, horse around, hussy, idle, inveigle, inveigler, jerk,
jerk off, jig, jigger, jigget, jiggle, jog, joggle, kid around,
lady-killer, lead on, loiter, look sweet upon, lounge lizard, lure,
make eyes at, masher, mess around, minx, monkey, monkey around,
offer bait to, ogle, pat, peck, pet, philander, philanderer, pick,
piddle, piddler, play, play around, play with, playboy, pluck,
potter, potterer, putter, putterer, rap, rope in, run around,
seduce, seducer, seductress, sheik, siren, smatter, smatterer,
snake, snap, snatch, start, steady, string, strumpet, suck in,
sudden pull, sweet patootie, sweetheart, sweetie, tantalize, tap,
tease, teaser, tempter, temptress, think about, think of, tickle,
tinker, tip, touch, toy, toy with, trifle, trifle with, trifler,
tweak, twiddle, twitch, vamp, vampire, whisk, whore, wolf, woo,
wrench, yank, yerk

Flirt at German => English Of Explained:

Flirt [flœ̃rt]nsm
flirtation

flirt at Polish => English Of Explained:

exactly
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flirt at English => English (English Thesaurus) Of Explained:

[V] (Propulsion): propel, impel, project, throw, fling, cast, pitch, chuck, toss, heave, hurl, flirt, ejaculate, send, send off, fire off, discharge, shoot, launch, release.

[N] (Elegant person): fop, dandy, beau, blade, man about town, femme fatale, coquette, flirt, vamp.

flirt at English => English (Oxford Advanced Learners) Of Explained:

verb, noun
verb [V] ~ (with sb) to behave towards sb as if you find them sexually attractive, without seriously wanting to have a relationship with them:
He flirts outrageously with his female clients.
PHRASAL VERBS
flirt with sth (written)
1 to think about or be interested in sth for a short time but not very seriously:
She flirted with the idea of becoming an actress when she was younger.
2 to take risks or not worry about a dangerous situation that may happen:
to flirt with danger / death / disaster
noun [usually sing.] a person who flirts with a lot of people:
She's a real flirt.

Flirt at English => English (Websters 1913) Of Explained:

Flirt \Flirt\, v. i.
1. To run and dart about; to act with giddiness, or from a
desire to attract notice; especially, to play the
coquette; to play at courtship; to coquet; as, they flirt
with the young men.

2. To utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain; to
jeer or gibe. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.

Flirt \Flirt\, n.
1. A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion;
hence, a jeer.

Several little flirts and vibrations. --Addison.

With many a flirt and flutter. --E. A. Poe.

2. [Cf. LG. flirtje, G. flirtchen. See {Flirt}, v. t.] One
who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or
plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl.

Several young flirts about town had a design to cast
us out of the fashionable world. --Addison.

Flirt \Flirt\, a.
Pert; wanton. [Obs.]

Flirt \Flirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flirted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Flirting}.] [Cf. AS. fleard trifle, folly, fleardian to
trifle.]
1. To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly;
as, they flirt water in each other's faces; he flirted a
glove, or a handkerchief.

2. To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as,
to flirt a fan.

3. To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock. [Obs.]

I am ashamed; I am scorned; I am flirted. --Beau. &
Fl.

flirt at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:

flirt
n 1: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
[syn: {coquette}, {vamp}, {vamper}, {minx}, {tease}, {prickteaser}]
2: playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest [syn: {flirting},
{flirtation}, {coquetry}, {dalliance}, {toying}]
v 1: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The
guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My
husband never flirts with other women" [syn: {chat up},
{dally}, {butterfly}, {coquet}, {coquette}, {romance}, {philander},
{mash}]
2: behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young
girl's affection" [syn: {dally}, {toy}, {play}]

flirt at English (WD) Of Explained:

Inter: also » Flirt

English

Pronunciation

* Inter: a » UK Inter: IPA » /flɜː(ɹ)t/, Inter: X-SAMPA » /fl3:(r)t/
  • Inter: rhymes » ɜː(ɹ)t
  • Inter: a » US Inter: IPA » /flɝt/, Inter: X-SAMPA » /fl3`t/
  • Inter: audio » en-us-flirt.ogg|Audio (US)

    Etymology

    1553, from the merger of Category: w - :Early Modern English|Early Modern English Inter: term » flirt||to flick|lang=en, Inter: term » flurt||to mock, jibe, scorn|lang=en, and Inter: term » flirt|lang=en, Inter: term » flurt||a giddy girl|lang=en. Of obscure origin and relation. Apparently related to similar words in Inter: etyl » gem, compare Inter: etyl » frs|- Inter: term » flirt||a flick of the fingers, a light blow|lang=frs, Inter: etyl » frs|- Inter: term » flirtje||a giddy girl|lang=frs, Inter: etyl » nds|- Inter: term » flirtje||a flirt|lang=nds, Inter: etyl » de|- Inter: term » Flirtchen||a flirt|lang=de, Inter: etyl » no|- Inter: term » flira||to giggle, titter|lang=non. Perhaps from Inter: etyl » enm Inter: term » gill-flurt||a flirt|lang=enm, or an alteration of Inter: term » flird||a trifling", also, "to jibe, jeer at|lang=en, from Inter: etyl » enm|- Inter: term » flerd||mockery, fraud, deception|lang=enm, from Inter: etyl » ang Inter: term » fleard||nonsense, vanity, folly, deception|lang=ang. Compare Inter: etyl » sco|- Inter: term » flird||to talk idly, flirt, flaunt|lang=sco. See flird.

    Noun

    Inter: en-nou » n

  • A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer.
    1. One who flirts; especially a woman who acts with giddiness, or plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl.
    2. An episode of flirting.

      Synonyms

      * See also Category: Wikisaurus:flirt -

      Translations

      Inter: trans-top » sudden jerk; a quick throw

  • Finnish: Inter: t- » fi|sätky, Inter: t- » fi|viskaus

  • Inter: trans-mi » d
    Inter: trans-botto » m
    Inter: trans-top » one who flirts
    • Finnish: Inter: t- » fi|flirttailija


    Inter: trans-mi » d
  • Spanish: Inter: t+ » es|coqueto|m

  • Inter: trans-botto » m
    Inter: trans-top » act of flirting
    • French: Inter: t+ » fr|flirt|m


    Inter: trans-mi » d
  • Spanish: Inter: t- » es|flirt|m

  • Inter: trans-botto » m
    Inter: checktrans-to » p
    • Inter: ttbc » es: Inter: t- » es|ligón|m Inter: qualifier » man, Inter: t- » es|mariposón|m, Inter: t- » es|ligona|f Inter: qualifier » woman, Inter: t- » es|coqueta|f Inter: qualifier » woman


    Inter: trans-botto » m

    Verb

    Inter: en-ver » b
  • Inter: transitiv » e To throw (something) with a jerk or sudden movement; to fling. Inter: defdate » from 16th c.
    1. Inter: intransitiv » e To jeer Inter: term » at|lang=en; to mock. Inter: defdate » 16th-18th c.
    2. 1603, Inter: w » John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.27:
    3. : Asinius Pollio ..., having written many invectives against Plancus, staid untill he were dead to publish them. It was rather to flurt at a blind man, and raile in a dead mans eare, and to offend a senselesse man, than incurre the danger of his revenge.
    4. Inter: intransitiv » e To dart about; to move with quick, jerky motions. Inter: defdate » from 16th c.
    5. Inter: transitiv » e To blurt out. Inter: defdate » from 17th c.
    6. 1915, Thornton W. Burgess, The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel, Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, Ch. XXI:
    7. : Chatterer flirted his tale in the saucy way he has, and his eyes twinkled.
    8. Inter: intransitiv » e To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way. Inter: defdate » from 18th c.
    9. 2006, The Guardian, 21 Apr 2006:
    10. : Dr Hutchinson, who told jurors that he had been married for 37 years and that his son was a policeman, said he enjoyed flirting with the woman, was flattered by her attention and was anticipating patting her bottom again - but had no intention of seducing her.

      Antonyms

      * ("to insinuate emotional affection"): belittle

      Synonyms

      * ("to insinuate emotional affection"): coquet, tease

      Translations

      Inter: trans-top » to throw with a jerk

  • Finnish: Inter: t- » fi|viskata, Inter: t- » fi|viskaista

  • Inter: trans-mi » d
    Inter: trans-botto » m
    Inter: trans-top » to toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro
    • Finnish: Inter: t- » fi|heitellä, Inter: t- » fi|heilutella


    Inter: trans-mi » d
    Inter: trans-botto » m
    Inter: trans-top » to jeer at
    • Finnish: Inter: t- » fi|kiusoitella


    Inter: trans-mi » d
    Inter: trans-botto » m
    Inter: trans-top » to run about
    • Finnish: Inter: t- » fi|säntäillä


    Inter: trans-mi » d
    Inter: trans-botto » m
    Inter: trans-top » to play at courtship
    • Armenian: Inter: t- » hy|սիրախաղ անել|tr=siraxał anel|sc=Armn
    • Chinese:
    • : Mandarin: Inter: t » cmn|挑逗|tr=tiáodòu|sc=Hani
    • Czech: Inter: t- » cs|flirtovat
    • Finnish: Inter: t- » fi|flirttailla, Inter: t- » fi|flirtata
    • French: Inter: t+ » fr|draguer, Inter: t+ » fr|flirter
    • Inter: trreq » Georgian
    • German: Inter: t+ » de|flirten
    • Hebrew: Inter: t- » he|פלירטט|m|tr=flirtét|sc=Hebr
    • Irish: Inter: t- » ga|bí Inter: t- » ga|ag Inter: t- » ga|súgradh
    • Japanese: Inter: t- » ja|戯れる|tr=たわむれる, nawamureru|sc=Jpan, Inter: t- » ja|いちゃつく|tr=ichatsuku|sc=Jpan


    Inter: trans-mi » d
  • Portuguese: Inter: qualifier » Brazil, colloquial Inter: t- » pt|dar em cima|alt=dar em cima de alguém
  • Quechua: Inter: t- » qu|chiqchiykachay
  • Russian: Inter: t+ » ru|флиртовать|tr=flirtovát', Inter: t+ » ru|кокетничать|tr=kokétničat', Inter: t+ » ru|заигрывать|tr=zaígryvat'
  • Scottish Gaelic: Inter: t- » gd|sùgair
  • Serbo-Croatian:
  • : Cyrillic: Inter: t- » sh|флертовати
  • : Roman: Inter: t- » sh|flertovati
  • Slovene: Inter: t+ » sl|spogledovati se, Inter: t- » sl|ljubimkovati
  • Spanish: Inter: t- » es|flirtear, Inter: qualifier » Chile, colloquial Inter: t+ » es|pinchar|alt=pinchar con alguien

  • Inter: trans-botto » m
    Inter: trans-top » to utter contemptuous language
    Inter: trans-mi » d
    Inter: trans-botto » m
    Inter: checktrans-to » p
    • Inter: ttbc » fr: Inter: t+ » fr|conter fleurette, Inter: qualifier » 5 Inter: t+ » fr|flirter
    • Inter: ttbc » de: Inter: qualifier » 5 Inter: t+ » de|flirten
    • Inter: ttbc » io: Inter: t+ » io|flirtar


    Inter: trans-mi » d
  • Inter: ttbc » cmn: Inter: zh-ts » 調情|调情 (tiáoqíng)
  • Inter: ttbc » es: Inter: t- » es|coquetear, Inter: t- » es|galantear, Inter: t+ » es|seducir

  • Inter: trans-botto » m

    Adjective

    Inter: en-adj » -
  • pert; wanton

    Related terms

    * flirtatious

    See also

    * See also Category: Wikisaurus:flirt -

  • Dutch

    Verb

    Inter: head » nl
  • Inter: nl-verb-form » p=123|n=sg|t=pres|m=ind|flirten
    1. Inter: nl-verb-form » m=imp|flirten


    French

    Etymology

    From Inter: etyl » en|fr Inter: term » flirt|lang=en.

    Noun

    Inter: fr-noun » m|pl=flirts
  • An episode of (or the act of) flirting.

    Related terms

    * Inter: l » fr|flirter
    • Inter: l » fr|flirteur/Inter: l » fr|flirteuse


    Polish

    Etymology

    From Inter: etyl » en|pl Inter: term » flirt|lang=en.

    Pronunciation

    * Inter: audio » Pl-flirt.ogg|Audio

    Noun

    Inter: pl-noun » g=m
  • flirting

    Declension

    Inter: pl-decl-noun »

  • |flirt|flirty
    |flirtu|flirtów
    |flirtowi|flirtom
    |flirt|flirty
    |flirtem|flirtami
    |flircie|flirtach
    |flircie|flirty

    Anagrams

    * Inter: l » pl|filtr

    Spanish

    Etymology

    From Inter: etyl » en|es Inter: term » flirt|lang=en.

    Noun

    Inter: es-noun » m|pl=flirts
  • An episode of (or the act of) flirting.

    Related terms

    * Inter: l » es|flirtear

  • Translation: et » flirt
    Translation: el » flirt
    Translation: eo » flirt
    Translation: eu » flirt
    Translation: fr » flirt
    Translation: ko » flirt
    Translation: io » flirt
    Translation: kn » flirt
    Translation: ml » flirt
    Translation: my » flirt
    Translation: nl » flirt
    Translation: pl » flirt
    Translation: ru » flirt
    Translation: fi » flirt
    Translation: sv » flirt
    Translation: ta » flirt
    Translation: te » flirt
    Translation: vi » flirt
    Translation: zh » flirt

    Flirt at English (WD) Of Explained:

    Inter: also » flirt

    German

    Etymology

    From Inter: etyl » en|de Inter: term » flirt|lang=en.Inter: R:EWddS » ed=22

    Pronunciation

    * Inter: IPA » flɪʁt|lang=de
  • Inter: IPA » flœʁt|lang=de

    Noun

    Inter: de-noun » m|Flirts|Flirts

  • flirtation
    1. flirt (one who flirts)

      Synonyms

      * Inter: sense » flirtation Inter: l » de|Koketterie, Inter: l » de|Liebelei, Inter: l » de|Techtelmechtel

      References



    Translation: de » Flirt
    Translation: fr » Flirt
    Translation: ko » Flirt
    Translation: io » Flirt
    Translation: ru » Flirt
    Translation: zh » Flirt