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1/ "un papillon" can be "un noeud papillon", meaning a bow tie worn with dinner jackets.
2/ It can also be a fine issued by a traffic warden or parking attendant that you find on your windscreen when coming back to your car. (familiar and slightly old-fashioned term)
3/ "le papillon" is also a swimming term : the butterfly stroke.

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