English
Verb
have butterflies in one's stomach (conjugates with have)
- To experience a certain "fluttery" physical sensation in the abdomen, associated with nervousness, uncertainty, or anxiety. Often associated with love.
- Kevin had butterflies in his stomach every time he saw Chrissy.
- (idiomatic) To be nervous, uncertain, or anxious.
- He had butterflies in his stomach the morning of his wedding.
Synonyms
Translations
be nervous
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 忐忑不安 (zh) (tǎntèbù'ān), 七上八下 (zh) (qīshàngbāxià), (lovestruck) 小鹿亂撞, 小鹿乱撞 (xiǎolùluànzhuàng)
- Danish: sommerfugle i maven
- Dutch: vlinders in de buik hebben
- Finnish: olla perhosia vatsassa, olla jännityksen poikanen vatsassa
- German: Schmetterlinge im Bauch haben (de)
- Italian: avere le farfalle nello stomaco
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- Japanese: 胃がきりきりする (いがきりきりする (i ga kiri-kiri suru))
- Norwegian: ha sommerfugler i magen (no)
- Portuguese: ter (um) frio na barriga, estar com (um) frio na barriga
- Russian: име́ть мандра́ж impf (imétʹ mandráž)
- Spanish: mariposas en el estómago m
- Swedish: ha fjärilar i magen (sv)
- Turkish: diken üstünde oturmak (tr)
- Ukrainian: відчувати хвилювання (vidčuvaty xvyljuvannja)
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