flies in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for flies in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.fly¹ [Brit flʌɪ, Am flaɪ] N

1. fly (of trousers):

fly

patta f

2. fly (of tent):

fly

telo m esterno

3. fly (of flag):

fly (outer edge)

lembo m estremo

fly (length)

lunghezza f

4. fly Brit HISTORY (carriage):

fly

carrozza f

fly

calesse m

II.flies N npl

1. flies (of trousers):

flies

patta f

your flies are undone

hai la patta aperta

2. flies THEAT:

flies

soffitta f

III.fly¹ <pt flew, pp flown> [Brit flʌɪ, Am flaɪ] VB trans

1. fly (operate):

fly aircraft, spacecraft

pilotare

fly model aircraft, kite

fare volare

the pilot flew the plane to…

il pilota portò l'aereo a…

2. fly (transport by air):

fly person, animal, wounded, supplies, food

trasportare (in aereo)

we will fly you to New York for £150

vi portiamo in aereo a New York per 150 sterline

to fly troops, food out to the scene

trasportare sul posto truppe, viveri

3. fly (cross by air):

fly Atlantic, Channel

attraversare in aereo

4. fly (cover by air) bird, aircraft, spacecraft:

fly distance

percorrere

I fly over 10, 000 km a year

percorro or faccio più di 10.000 km all'anno in aereo

5. fly (display):

fly ship: flag

battere

fly ensign, colours

inalberare

fly organization: flag

esporre

fly person: flag

agitare, sventolare

the embassy was flying the German flag

sull'ambasciata era issata la bandiera tedesca

6. fly (flee) form:

fly country

abbandonare, lasciare

IV.fly¹ <pt flew, pp flown> [Brit flʌɪ, Am flaɪ] VB intr

1. fly bird, insect, aircraft, rocket, balloon, kite:

fly

volare (from da; to a)

to fly north, south

volare verso nord, sud

to fly over or across sth

sorvolare qc

to fly past or over(head)

passare in volo

a swan flew past the window

un cigno passò in volo davanti alla finestra

to fly into a cage

entrare volando in una gabbia

to fly into a tree

andare a sbattere contro un albero (volando)

to fly into Gatwick

atterrare a Gatwick

the bird flew down and ate the bread

l'uccello si calò in volo e mangiò il pane

there's a mosquito flying around

c'è una zanzara in giro

rumours were flying (around)

giravano delle voci

2. fly:

fly passenger:

viaggiare in aereo

fly pilot:

pilotare, volare

to fly from Heathrow

decollare or partire da Heathrow

to fly from Rome to Athens

volare da Roma ad Atene

to fly in Concorde

volare con il Concorde

she flew to Madrid in a helicopter

volò a Madrid in elicottero

we fly to Boston twice a day airline:

ci sono due voli giornalieri per Boston

to fly out to

partire in volo verso

to fly home

tornare in aereo

to fly around the world

fare il giro del mondo in aereo

3. fly (be propelled):

fly bullet, glass, sparks, insults, threats:

volare

to fly over the wall, across the room, into the room

volare oltre il muro, attraverso la stanza, nella stanza

a splinter flew into his eye

una scheggia gli si conficcò nell'occhio

to fly in all directions

volare da tutte le parti

to fly open

spalancarsi

to go flying inf person, object:

fare un volo

to send sb flying inf

mandare qn a gambe all'aria

to send sth flying inf

fare volare qc

to fly at sb

assalire qn

to fly into a rage or temper fig

andare in collera or infuriarsi

to fly into a panic fig

farsi prendere dal panico

4. fly (rush, hurry):

I must fly!

devo (proprio) scappare!

to fly past

passare or superare a tutta velocità

to fly in, out etc.

precipitarsi dentro, fuori ecc.

5. fly (go quickly):

fly, also fly past, fly by time, holidays:

volare, passare in fretta

time flies when you're having fun!

il tempo vola quando ci si diverte!

6. fly (flutter, wave):

fly flag, scarf, cloak:

sventolare

fly hair:

ondeggiare, volare

to fly in the wind

volare or sventolare al vento

7. fly (flee):

fly form

fuggire

to fly from sb, sth

fuggire da qn, qc

V.fly¹ [Brit flʌɪ, Am flaɪ]

on the fly (while in motion)

al volo

on the fly COMPUT

on-the-fly

on the fly COMPUT

al volo

to fly in the face of (defy) authority, danger, tradition

sfidare

to fly in the face of (contradict) evidence, proof

essere in palese contraddizione con

to let fly (with) arrow

scoccare

to let fly (with) hail of bullets

scaricare

to let fly a stream of abuse

rovesciare una sfilza di improperi

to let fly at sb

attaccare qn, scagliarsi contro qn

he really let fly

si è davvero infuriato

fly² [Brit flʌɪ, Am flaɪ] N

fly ZOOL, FISH

mosca f

to drop, die like flies

cadere, morire come le mosche

he wouldn't hurt or harm a fly

non farebbe male a una mosca

there are no flies on her

non si fa mettere nel sacco da nessuno

fly³ [Brit flʌɪ, Am flaɪ] ADJ inf

1. fly (clever):

fly

furbo

fly

sveglio

2. fly Am:

fly

chic

fruit fly [Brit, Am ˈfrut ˌflaɪ] N

fruit fly

drosofila f

fruit fly

moscerino m della frutta

dun fly [ˈdʌnflaɪ] N

dun fly

tafano m

fly off VB [flʌɪ -]

fly off bird, insect:

fly off

volare via

water-fly [ˈwɔːtəflaɪ] N

water-fly

insetto m acquatico

fly half [Brit] N SPORTS

fly half

mediano m d'apertura

Translations for flies in the Italian»English Dictionary

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flies in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flies in the English»Italian Dictionary

fly [flaɪ] N

fly (insect):

fly

mosca f

Phrases:

he wouldn't harm a fly

non farebbe del male a una mosca

to drop (off) [or die] like flies inf

cadere come le mosche

the only fly in the ointment

l'unico neo

I.fly¹ <flew, flown> [flaɪ] VB intr

1. fly bird, airplane:

fly

volare

2. fly (travel by aircraft):

fly

volare

to fly to New York

andare a new York in aereo

3. fly (move rapidly):

fly

precipitarsi

to fly at sb

lanciarsi su qu

4. fly inf (leave):

fly

scappare

Phrases:

to fly high (very happy)

essere al settimo cielo

II.fly¹ <flew, flown> [flaɪ] VB trans

1. fly (aircraft):

fly

pilotare

2. fly (make move through air):

fly

far volare

to fly a flag

sventolare una bandiera

to fly a kite

far volare un aquilone

tsetse fly [ˈtse·tsi·ˌflaɪ] N

tsetse fly

mosca f tse-tse

fly off VB intr

fly off

volare via

fly swatter N

fly swatter

acchiappamosche m inv

tzetze fly [ˈtet·si·ˌflaɪ] N

tzetze fly

mosca f tse-tse

fly in VB intr

to fly in from somewhere

arrivare (in aereo) da qualche parte

crane fly <-ies> N

crane fly

tipula f

fly away VB intr

fly away

volare via

fly-by-night [ˈflaɪ·baɪ·naɪt] ADJ inf

fly-by-night

poco serio, -a

flies Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

(how) time flies

il tempo vola

black with flies

nero di mosche

to fly [or raise] a white flag

alzare una bandiera bianca

to fly from New York to Tokyo

volare da New York a Tokio

as the crow flies

in linea d'aria

to fly the flag for one's country fig

difendere i colori del proprio paese

he wouldn't harm a fly

non farebbe del male a una mosca

to drop (off) [or die] like flies inf

cadere come le mosche

the only fly in the ointment

l'unico neo

to fly into a white rage

andare su tutte le furie

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As all sawflies, these species are related to wasps and not to flies, but lack the typical wasp waist.

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

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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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Thousands of flies, bumblebees and moths, rely on lesser celandine as their primary source of nectar after waking up from hibernation.

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

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Today there many different types of natural and synthetic materials used to tie flies.

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

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Flowers remain open for 1 or 2 days and are pollinated by humble bees, thrips, flies, and hummingbirds.

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That's because the insects are natural predators for a range of pests that plague gardens and farms -- including greenfly, caterpillars and flies.

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