fly in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fly in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.fly1 <3rd pers sing pres flies, pres part flying, pt flew, pp flown> [Am flaɪ, Brit flʌɪ] VB intr

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1.2. fly:

fly plane/pilot:
volar
fly passenger:
ir en avión
we are flying at 8, 000m
volamos a 8.000m
we'll be flying over Rome
volaremos sobre or sobrevolaremos Roma
she's learning to fly
está aprendiendo a volar or a pilotar aviones
I'm going to Boston — are you flying?
me voy a Boston — ¿vas en avión?
to fly in
llegar (en avión)
the ambassador is flying in tomorrow
el embajador llegará mañana
we will be flying into Orly
aterrizaremos en Orly
to fly out
salir (en avión)
he flew (out) from London this morning
salió de Londres en avión esta mañana
we fly on to Denver tomorrow
mañana volamos a or salimos en avión para Denver
the jets flew past in formation
los jets pasaron volando en formación
a nice concept, but will it fly? Am inf
una idea buena pero ¿funcionará?
to be flying high
estar volando alto
to fly blind
ir a ciegas
to fly blind AVIAT
volar guiándose por los instrumentos

2.3. fly (move, be thrown):

fly
volar
papers were flying in the wind
había papeles volando por el aire
my hat flew off
se me voló el sombrero
the ball/stone flew past me
la pelota/piedra pasó volando por mi lado
the window flew open
la ventana se abrió de golpe
the car flew up into the air
el coche saltó por los aires
insults flew between them
se lanzaron una sarta de insultos
I tripped and went flying
tropecé y salí volando or disparado
it sent the poor cyclist flying
el pobre ciclista salió disparado por los aires
to let fly at sb
emprenderla or arremeter contra alguien
he grabbed a bottle and let fly at her
agarró una botella y arremetió or la emprendió contra ella
he let fly with a stream of abuse
soltó una sarta de insultos
to make the feathers or fur or sparks fly
armar un gran lío inf
and then the feathers really began to fly
y entonces sí que se armó la gorda or la de San Quintín inf

II.fly1 <3rd pers sing pres flies, pres part flying, pt flew, pp flown> [Am flaɪ, Brit flʌɪ] VB trans

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III.fly1 <pl flies> [Am flaɪ, Brit flʌɪ] N

fly2 [Am flaɪ, Brit flʌɪ] N

fly3 [Am flaɪ, Brit flʌɪ] ADJ

tzetze fly [ˈtsɛtsi ˌflʌɪ] N

tzetze fly → tsetse

See also tsetse

tsetse [Am ˈ(t)sɛtsi, Brit ˈtsɛtsi, ˈtɛtsi], tsetse fly N

crane fly <pl crane flies> [Am ˈkreɪn ˌflaɪ, Brit] N

fly-posting [Am ˈflaɪˌpoʊstɪŋ, Brit ˈflʌɪpəʊstɪŋ] N U Brit

fly-tipping [Am ˈflaɪˌtɪpɪŋ, Brit ˈflʌɪtɪpɪŋ] N U Brit

fly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fly in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.fly1 [flaɪ] VB intr flew, flown

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tsetse fly [ˈtetsiˌflaɪ, Am ˈtsetsiˌflaɪ] N

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fly Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to fly by the seat of one's pants
dejarse guiar por el instinto
to fly from New York to Tokyo
volar de Nueva York a Tokio
to fly at high altitude
volar a gran altitud
to fly off the handle inf
perder los estribos
to fly over the sea
volar sobre el mar
to fly over the city
volar sobre la ciudad
to fly in from somewhere
llegar (en avión) desde algún sitio
to fly into a white rage
ponerse lívido de rabia
to fly [or raise] a white flag
alzar una bandera blanca
to fly in the face of logic/reason
oponerse abiertamente a la lógica/razón
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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 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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You could argue that this is fly-by-night dance music, that nothing really happens after the first minute or so and that it won't stand the test of time.
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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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It notably consumes insect larvae, including mayfly, black fly, caddisfly and midge larvae.
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Weather has a great effect on the horseflies' behavior, as they only fly on sunny and hot weather.
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The first retorted that the second should fly off his ground.
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By using his powers to lift himself, he can levitate and fly at high speed.
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The vessels mount a firefighting water cannon on the aft fly bridge.
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Removed fly ash is sent to settling tanks where the sedimented dust is collected and sent to the ash pond.
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