flies in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flies in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

I.fly¹ <flew, flown> [flaɪ] VB intr

1. fly through air:

fly

летя

2. fly (move rapidly):

fly

спускам се

to fly at sb

хвърлям се към нкг

3. fly (leave):

fly

избягвам

Phrases:

time flies when you're having fun prov

времето лети, докато ти се забавляваш

to fly high Am

имам големи амбиции

to fly high Am

преуспявам

to fly in the face of logic/reason

действам противно на логиката/разума

to fly off the handle

вбесявам се

II.fly¹ <flew, flown> [flaɪ] VB trans

1. fly (aircraft):

fly

управлявам

2. fly (make move through air):

fly

пускам във въздуха

to fly a flag

развявам знаме

to fly a kite

пускам хвърчило

Phrases:

go fly a kite! Am inf

махай се!

to come through with flying colours

успешно преодолявам трудностите

fly² N (insect)

fly

муха f

a fly in the ointment

тъмен облак в ясно небе (който помрачава радостта на другите)

he wouldn't harm a fly

и на мравката път прави

people are dropping (off) [or dying] like flies inf

хората измират като мухи

tsetse fly [ˈtsetsɪflaɪ] N

tsetse fly

мухата цеце

fly off VB intr

fly off

отхвръквам

tzetze fly [ˈtsetsɪflæɪ] N

tzetze fly BIOL s. → tsetse fly

See also tsetse fly

tsetse fly [ˈtsetsɪflaɪ] N

tsetse fly

мухата цеце

fly in VB intr

to fly in from somewhere

долитам от някъде

fly away VB intr

fly away

отлитам

fly-trap N

fly-trap

растение nt , което поглъща мухи

crane fly <-ies> N

crane fly

дългоножка f

fly-by-night [ˈflaɪbaɪnaɪt] ADJ inf

fly-by-night

ненадежден

fly-by-night

съмнителен

flies Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

time flies when you're having fun prov

времето лети, докато ти се забавляваш

black with flies

почернял от мухи

as the crow flies

по най-краткия път

as the crow flies

по права линия

people are dropping (off) [or dying] like flies inf

хората измират като мухи

the aeroplane flies at a great altitude

самолетът лети на голяма височина

there are many flies in summer

през лятото има много мухи

there are no flies on me

сече ми пипето

the birds fly away to the south

птиците отлитат на юг

the birds fly free in the sky

птиците се ширят из небето

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These aircraft are controlled by pushing against a horizontal control bar in roughly the same way as a hang glider pilot flies.

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The helicopter flies towards the theodolite and is tracked by the telescope in elevation and azimuth.

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Pollination is carried out by small flies or insects, even underground by termites or gnats.

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Whilst learning they must catch 100,000 flies to get their patent, their conversation is overheard by several crooks across the hallway.

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The airline flies charter and scheduled flights along with an air ambulance service.

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Photos show people having a great time dressed like glow-worms, hornets, spiders, flies, and bedbugs.

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Flies with mutations in decapentaplegic fail to form these structures correctly, hence the name ("decapenta" -, fifteen, - "plegic", paralysis).

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The flowers have the smell of rotting meat, as they are pollinated by flies.

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Flies attracted to the moss carry its spores to fresh herbivore dung, which is the favoured habitat of the species of this genus.

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He then puts the fly into a jar filled with hundreds of other dead flies.

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