Translations for „flies“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . fly¹ <flew, flown> [flaɪ] VB intr

1. fly (through the air):

fly

leteti

we're flying at 9000 metres

letimo na 9000 metrih

he flew across the Atlantic

preletel je Atlantik

we flew from Heathrow

odletela sva s Heathrowa

2. fly (in the air):

fly flag

plapolati [perf zaplapolati]

3. fly (speed):

fly

hiteti [perf odleteti]

I must fly

mudi se mi

time flies

čas beži

the door flew open

vrata so se na strežaj odprla

II . fly¹ <flew, flown> [flaɪ] VB trans

1. fly (pilot, transport):

fly

leteti s/z

fly

pilotirati

2. fly (raise):

fly

izobešati [perf izobesiti]

fly kite

spuščati

the ship was flying the Spanish flag

ladja je izobesila špansko zastavo

fly away VB intr

fly

odleteti

fly in VB intr, trans

fly

prileteti

she's flying in from New York tonight

nocoj prileti iz New Yorka

fly off VB intr

fly

odleteti

she flew off to India

odletela je v Indijo

fly² [flaɪ] N

fly

muha f

he wouldn't hurt a fly

še mravlje ne bi pohodil

there are no flies on him Brit inf

saj ni neumen

the fly in the ointment fig

las v juhi

to be a fly on the wall

narediti se nevidnega

ˈcrane fly N ZOOL

crane fly

suha južina f

tset·se fly [ˈtsetsi-] N

tsetse fly

muha f cece

ˈfly-by-night ADJ pej inf

fly-by-night

pridobitniški

Usage examples with flies

time flies

čas beži

there are no flies on him Brit inf

saj ni neumen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An ocean away, a drone flies over enemy territory, cut off from its remote pilot by a satellite communication link that has gone kaput.

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They are often rather plump, dull or partly lustrous flies.

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

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

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

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

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Typical prey includes flies, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, and caterpillars.

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