fly in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for fly 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

Hessian fly [Am ˈhɛʃən flaɪ] N

Hessian fly

cecidomia f del grano

test-fly <pt test-flew, pp test-flown> [Brit ˈtɛstflʌɪ, Am ˈtɛs(t)ˌflaɪ] VB trans

test-fly plane:

test-fly

fare un volo di prova su

fly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fly 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

fly Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to fly over the sea

sorvolare il mare

to fly over the city

sorvolare la città

to fly at high altitude

volare ad alta quota

to fly [or raise] a white flag

alzare una bandiera bianca

to fly from New York to Tokyo

volare da New York a Tokio

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

the only fly in the ointment

l'unico neo

to fly into a white rage

andare su tutte le furie

to fly by the seat of one's pants

lasciarsi guidare dal proprio instinto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Removed fly ash is sent to settling tanks where the sedimented dust is collected and sent to the ash pond.

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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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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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The championships banners have been replaced by small pennants that fly on masts at the back of the left field upper deck.

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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 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 ability to be creative, think on the fly and make key business decisions with little time amidst the tsunami of external information is vital.

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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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