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flirt

(flûrt)

v. flirt·ed, flirt·ing, flirts

v.intr.

1. To act as if one is sexually attracted to another person, usually in a playful manner.

a. To treat something playfully or superficially: flirt with danger.

b. To consider something playfully or superficially: flirted with the idea of opening a restaurant.

3. To move abruptly or jerkily: The cat's tail flirted as the cat eyed the bird.

v.tr.

1. To toss, flip, or jerk suddenly: flirted the lit match to put it out.

2. To cause to move quickly: "He flirted the dinghy round the big ship" (Rudyard Kipling).

1. One who flirts romantically.

2. An abrupt jerking movement.

[Origin unknown.]

flirt′y adj.

Synonyms: flirt , dally , toy , trifle
These verbs mean to deal lightly, casually, or flippantly with someone or something: flirted with the idea of getting a job; dallied with playing in a band; toyed with the problem; a person not to be trifled with.

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flirt

(flɜːt)

1. (intr) to behave or act amorously without emotional commitment; toy or play with another's affections; dally

2. (usually foll by: with) to deal playfully or carelessly (with something dangerous or serious); trifle: the motorcyclist flirted with death.

3. (usually foll by: with) to think casually (about); toy (with): to flirt with the idea of leaving.

4. (intr) to move jerkily; dart; flit

5. (tr) to subject to a sudden swift motion; flick or toss

a person who acts flirtatiously

[C16: of uncertain origin]

ˈflirter n

ˈflirty adj

ˈflirtingly adv

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flirt

(flɜrt)

v.i.

1. to court playfully; act amorously, often without serious intentions.

2. to trifle or toy, as with an idea.

3. to move jerkily; dart about.

v.t.

4. to give a sudden or brisk motion to; wave smartly.

5. to propel with a toss or jerk; flick.

6. a person who is given to flirting.

7. a sudden jerk or darting motion; a quick toss.

[1540–50; expressive word]

flirt′er, n.

flirt′y, adj. -i•er, -i•est.

flirt

Past participle: flirted
Gerund: flirting

Imperative
flirt
flirt

Present
I flirt
you flirt
he/she/it flirts
we flirt
you flirt
they flirt

Preterite
I flirted
you flirted
he/she/it flirted
we flirted
you flirted
they flirted

Present Continuous
I am flirting
you are flirting
he/she/it is flirting
we are flirting
you are flirting
they are flirting

Present Perfect
I have flirted
you have flirted
he/she/it has flirted
we have flirted
you have flirted
they have flirted

Past Continuous
I was flirting
you were flirting
he/she/it was flirting
we were flirting
you were flirting
they were flirting

Past Perfect
I had flirted
you had flirted
he/she/it had flirted
we had flirted
you had flirted
they had flirted

Future
I will flirt
you will flirt
he/she/it will flirt
we will flirt
you will flirt
they will flirt

Future Perfect
I will have flirted
you will have flirted
he/she/it will have flirted
we will have flirted
you will have flirted
they will have flirted

Future Continuous
I will be flirting
you will be flirting
he/she/it will be flirting
we will be flirting
you will be flirting
they will be flirting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been flirting
you have been flirting
he/she/it has been flirting
we have been flirting
you have been flirting
they have been flirting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been flirting
you will have been flirting
he/she/it will have been flirting
we will have been flirting
you will have been flirting
they will have been flirting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been flirting
you had been flirting
he/she/it had been flirting
we had been flirting
you had been flirting
they had been flirting

Conditional
I would flirt
you would flirt
he/she/it would flirt
we would flirt
you would flirt
they would flirt

Past Conditional
I would have flirted
you would have flirted
he/she/it would have flirted
we would have flirted
you would have flirted
they would have flirted

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Noun	1.	flirt - a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men coquette, minx, vamp, vamper, tease adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
	2.	flirt - playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest coquetry, flirtation, flirting, toying, dalliance frolic, gambol, romp, caper, play - gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
Verb	1.	flirt - talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" chat up, coquet, coquette, mash, philander, romance, butterfly, dally talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" wanton - engage in amorous play vamp - act seductively with (someone)
	2.	flirt - behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection" dally, toy, play trifle, dally, play - consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

flirt

verb

1. chat up, lead on (informal), dally with, make advances at, make eyes at, coquet, philander, make sheep's eyes at He's flirting with all the ladies.

2. (usually with with) toy with, consider, entertain, play with, dabble in, trifle with, give a thought to, expose yourself to My mother used to flirt with nationalism.

noun

1. tease, philanderer, coquette, heart-breaker, wanton, trifler She's a born flirt.

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flirt

verb

1. To make amorous advances without serious intentions:

coquet, dally, toy, trifle.

2. To treat lightly or flippantly:

dally, play, toy, trifle.

noun

A woman who is given to flirting:

coquette.

Informal: vamp.

Translations

مُغَازِلمُغازِل، مُداعِب، مِغْناجيُغَازِلُيُغازِل، يُداعِب

flirtovatflirtující mužkoketa

flirteflirterflirt

flirten flirtende Person Kokette kokettieren Flirt

φλερτάρω ερωτοτροπώ φλερτ

ligón ligona mariposón coqueta coquetear

flirttailijaflirttailla

draguer dragueur flirt flirter flirteur

očijukatizavodnik

flörtölkacér nõ

daîradaîrari

flirtare amoreggiare civetta civettare flirt

恋をもてあそぶ浮気者

바람둥이장난 삼아 연애하다

flirtavimasflirtininkėflirtuotikoketėkoketiškai

flirtētkoķetekoķetēt

flirt flirten

flørt flørte flørte med kokette kokettere med

flirt flirtować

flertar flirt paquerador paquerar

кокетничать флиртовать заигрывать кокетка кокетничание

flirtovať

spogledovati se

flörtflörta

เกี้ยวพาราสีคนเจ้าชู้

flört etmekflörtçükur yapmakfındıkçıflört

người hay tán tỉnhtán tỉnh

调情调情的人调情者

flirt

[flɜːt]

A. N → coqueto/a m/f
he's/she's a great flirt → es terriblemente coqueto/a, le gusta muchísimo flirtear

B. VI → coquetear, flirtear (with con) to flirt with death → jugar con la muerte
to flirt with an idea → acariciar una idea

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

flirt

[ˈflɜː^rt]

(with person) → flirter

to flirt with an idea → caresser une idée

n (= person) → dragueur/euse m/f

flirt

vi → flirten; to flirt with an idea → mit einem Gedanken liebäugeln or spielen; to flirt with danger/disaster → die Gefahr/das Unglück herausfordern

n he/she is just a flirt → er/sie will nur flirten; I’m a bit of a flirt → ich flirte (für mein Leben) gern

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

flirt

[flɜːt]

1. n (woman) → civetta; (man) he's a terrible flirt → è un gran donnaiolo

2. vi to flirt (with) → flirtare (con); (woman only) → civettare (con)
to flirt with an idea → trastullarsi con un'idea

flirt

(fləːt) verb

(often with with) to behave (towards someone) as though one were in love but without serious intentions. She flirts with every man she meets.

noun

a person, especially a woman, who behaves in this way.

flirˈtation noun

act of flirting.

flirˈtatious (-ʃəs) adjective

flirˈtatiously adverb

flirt

→ مُغَازِل, يُغَازِلُ flirtovat, flirtující muž flirt, flirte flirten, flirtende Person φλερτ, φλερτάρω coquetear, coqueto, ligón flirttailija, flirttailla draguer, dragueur očijukati, zavodnik flirt, flirtare 恋をもてあそぶ, 浮気者 바람둥이, 장난 삼아 연애하다 flirt, flirten flørt, flørte flirt, flirtować flertar, flirt, paquerador, paquerar кокетка, флиртовать flört, flörta เกี้ยวพาราสี, คนเจ้าชู้ flört, flört etmek người hay tán tỉnh, tán tỉnh 调情, 调情的人

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no, not flirts. A woman in love with one man cannot flirt with another."

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Her character will be fixed, and she will, at sixteen, be the most determined flirt that ever made herself or her family ridiculous; a flirt, too, in the worst and meanest degree of flirtation; without any attraction beyond youth and a tolerable person; and, from the ignorance and emptiness of her mind, wholly unable to ward off any portion of that universal contempt which her rage for admiration will excite.

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Would a nice girl, even allowing for her being a little American flirt, make a rendezvous with a presumably low-lived foreigner?

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As a very distinguished flirt I have always been taught to consider her, but it has lately fallen In my way to hear some particulars of her conduct at Langford: which prove that she does not confine herself to that sort of honest flirtation which satisfies most people, but aspires to the more delicious gratification of making a whole family miserable.

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"Mother doesn't approve of flirting even in fun, and you do flirt desperately, Teddy."

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There was no help for this in science, and as Lydgate did not want to flirt, there seemed to be no help for it in folly.

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To flirt with Hetty was a very different affair from flirting with a pretty girl of his own station: that was understood to be an amusement on both sides, or, if it became serious, there was no obstacle to marriage.

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"Now, Miss Flirt, before you go down," he said peremptorily.

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I have heard her scolded as though she were any ordinary earthly housemaid, and I have seen the butcher's boy trying to flirt with her without a touch of reverence.

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She did not mean to flirt, but somehow "it flirted itself" and she could n't help it, for, once started, it was hard to stop, with Tom goading her on, and Sydney looking at her with that new interest in his eyes.

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"I believe you're thinking me a heartless flirt," she protested.

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Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter, In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore; Not the least obeisance made he; not an instant stopped or stayed he; But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door -- Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door -- Perched, and sat, and nothing more.