коротко взмахивая крыльями

English translation: flutter one\'s wings

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Russian term or phrase:коротко взмахивать крыльями
English translation:flutter one\'s wings
Entered by: Andrew Vdovin

03:22 Aug 1, 2012
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Russian term or phrase: коротко взмахивая крыльями
Начинает партию самец: он приподнимает корпус, вытягивает шею, машет крыльями, подавая голос. К нему присоединяется самка, и вот они уже, голова к голове, трубят, коротко взмахивая крыльями и кланяясь друг другу.

(Речь идет о лебедях.)
Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 17:50
fluttering their wings
Explanation:
Another possibility is to refer to it as "shallow wing-flapping". But fluttering means exactly that, so I think it's better for style reasons.
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fluttering their wings


Explanation:
Another possibility is to refer to it as "shallow wing-flapping". But fluttering means exactly that, so I think it's better for style reasons.

RitaZ
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Local time: 05:50
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Grading comment
Thanks everybody!!!

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