crane fly in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for crane fly in the English»Italian Dictionary

crane fly [Brit, Am ˈkreɪn ˌflaɪ] N

crane fly

tipula f

Translations for crane fly in the Italian»English Dictionary

tipula

crane fly

Translations for crane fly in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.crane [Brit kreɪn, Am kreɪn] N

crane ENGINEER, CINE, ZOOL

gru f

II.crane [Brit kreɪn, Am kreɪn] VB trans

to crane one's neck

allungare il collo

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

crane fly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crane fly in the English»Italian Dictionary

crane fly <-ies> N

crane fly

tipula f

Translations for crane fly in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.crane [kreɪn] N

crane

gru f

II.crane [kreɪn] VB trans

to crane one's neck

alungare il collo

III.crane [kreɪn] VB intr

to crane forward

sporgersi in avanti allungando il collo

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As if it wasn't bad enough that we're currently in the midst of a giant spider invasion, the crane fly (or daddy longlegs) has swarmed in and made matters worse.

metro.co.uk

Its darkbrown colouration makes the winter crane fly easy to see against the snow.

www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com

The ground has remained soft enough for their bills to probe for leatherjackets, the larvae of the crane fly, which do more damage to pasture than any other pest.

www.mayonews.ie

Be on the lookout for the crane fly.

losangeles.cbslocal.com

The winter crane fly has evolved as a wingless, smallersized version of its summer cousin with special adaptations to winter life.

www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com

Is the correct name for the lesser known and wrongly applied mosquito eater or crane fly.

en.wikipedia.org

True flies are written as two words, such as crane fly, robber fly, bee fly, moth fly, and fruit fly.

en.wikipedia.org