Posarse

ROBINDESBOIS

September 01, 2009 05:28 AM

Posarse

butterflies, flies se posan, in English maybe To land ?????

poli	September 01, 2009 05:37 AM

To land is correct. We also use to light or to alight, but not commonly por lo menos aquí en EEUU.

brute

September 05, 2009 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by poli (Post 48960)

To land is correct. We also use to light or to alight, but not commonly por lo menos aquí en EEUU.

"alight" sounds much better in the UK. It is a much more delicate (lighter?)operation than "landing".

A butterfly alights on a flower
A jumbo jet lands on a runway

pjt33

September 05, 2009 11:22 AM

I'm from the UK, and I would consider "alight" very literary. In normal conversation I would say that flies and butterflies land.

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