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flit

what it means

To flit is to move in short, light hops and never settle. A bird does it between branches; the drawing has a girl leaping across a meadow, touching one dandelion and already on her way to the next. Two things are built into the word: the movement is quick and weightless, and it does not finish anything. That is why it is so useful away from birds. Your eyes flit across a room looking for one face. A thought flits through your head and is gone before you can use it. Someone flits from job to job. Say flit and you have said light, quick, and gone again — praise or complaint, depending on what got left behind.

Flit es moverse a saltos cortos y ligeros, sin quedarse. Lo hace un pájaro entre ramas; en el dibujo, una chica cruza el prado, toca un diente de león y ya va hacia el siguiente. El movimiento es rápido y sin peso, y no termina nada. Por eso sirve lejos de los pájaros: la mirada recorre la sala, y una idea pasa y se va antes de que puedas usarla.

Flit é mover-se em saltos curtos e leves, sem parar. Um pássaro faz isso entre os galhos; no desenho, uma menina cruza o campo, toca um dente-de-leão e já vai para o próximo. O movimento é rápido e sem peso, e não termina nada. Por isso serve longe dos pássaros: o olhar percorre a sala, e a ideia passa antes de você usá-la.

Flit, c'est se déplacer par petits sauts légers, sans jamais se poser. L'oiseau le fait de branche en branche ; sur le dessin, une fille traverse le pré, touche un pissenlit et file déjà vers le suivant. Le mouvement est rapide et sans poids, et il ne finit rien. D'où son usage loin des oiseaux : le regard passe sur la salle, la pensée s'en va avant qu'on s'en serve.

Flit adalah bergerak dengan lompatan pendek dan ringan, tanpa pernah menetap. Burung melakukannya di antara ranting; di gambar, seorang gadis melintasi padang, menyentuh satu bunga, lalu sudah menuju yang berikutnya. Gerakannya cepat dan tanpa beban, dan tidak menyelesaikan apa pun. Di luar burung pun berlaku: pandangan menyapu ruangan, dan sebuah pikiran lewat sebelum sempat dipakai.

Flit, kısa ve hafif sıçrayışlarla, hiç yerleşmeden hareket etmektir. Kuş dallar arasında böyle yapar; çizimde kız çayırı geçerken bir karahindibaya dokunur ve çoktan ötekine gitmiştir. Hareket hızlı ve ağırlıksızdır, hiçbir şeyi bitirmez. Bu yüzden kuşlardan uzakta da işler: bakış odayı tarar, düşünce kullanılmadan geçip gider.

Flit は、短く軽く跳ねながら移動して、決して落ち着かないことです。鳥が枝から枝へそうします。絵では、少女が野原を横切り、たんぽぽに触れたときにはもう次へ向かっています。動きは速くて重さがなく、そして何も終わらせません。だから鳥以外にもよく使います。視線が部屋を走る。考えが、使う前に通り過ぎていく。

  1. 01

    verb

    to move quickly and lightly from one place to another

    Sparrows flitted between the wires all afternoon.

  2. 02

    verb

    of a look or a thought: to pass and be gone at once

    A doubt flitted across his face and he covered it.

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