fly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fly 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

fly Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a fly on the wall

наблюдавам тайно

to fly at high altitude

летя на голяма височина

to fly off the handle inf

излизам от кожата си

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

a fly on the wall/ceiling

муха на стената/тавана

to fly from New York to Tokyo

летя от Ню Йорк за Токио

(begin to) fly in all directions

разхвърчавам се

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

They may hover over a branch while feeding and sometimes fly out to catch insects in flight.

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The weeds provide the necessary habitat for black-fly, mosquitoes and snails, which are the vectors of water-borne illnesses such as bilharzia, river blindness and malaria.

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This technique is used by military pilots to fly to their target stealthily, using the topography to mask their approach from prying radar microwaves.

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The vessels mount a firefighting water cannon on the aft fly bridge.

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It notably consumes insect larvae, including mayfly, black fly, caddisfly and midge larvae.

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The first retorted that the second should fly off his ground.

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Political officials and news services from the region have repeatedly decried this fly as a disease-carrying pest, despite documentation that it is not.

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The desert warthog is an important host of the tsetse fly, and in some parts of its range efforts are being made to reduce warthog numbers because of this.

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The mend can be upstream or down stream depending on the currents carrying the line or fly.

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Automatic fly reels peaked in popularity during the 1960s, and since that time they have been outsold many times over by manual fly reels.

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