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fly: noun
fly: I. intransitive verb II. transitive verb
fly away: intransitive verb
fly back: intransitive verb
fly in: intransitive verb
fly off: intransitive verb

fly¹ [flaɪ] N

fly

mosca f

I . fly² <flew, flown> VB intr

1. fly:

fly

voar

fly (in airplane)

viajar de avião

to fly to London

viajar a Londres de avião

Phrases:

the door flew open

a porta se abriu de repente

II . fly² <flew, flown> VB trans

1. fly (airplane):

fly

2. fly (make move through air):

fly

to fly a flag

desfraldar uma bandeira

to fly a kite

soltar uma pipa

fly away VB intr

fly back VB intr

to fly back from somewhere

voltar de avião de algum lugar

fly in VB intr

to fly in from somewhere

chegar de avião (de algum lugar)

fly off VB intr

Usage examples with flies

as the crow flies fig

(how) time flies

(como) o tempo voa

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English

They eat moths, flies, true bugs, beetles, and cicadas. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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

These aircraft are controlled by pushing against a horizontal control bar in roughly the same way as a hang glider pilot flies. en.wikipedia.org

Flies with mutations in decapentaplegic fail to form these structures correctly, hence the name ("decapenta" -, fifteen, - "plegic", paralysis). en.wikipedia.org

Flies attracted to the moss carry its spores to fresh herbivore dung, which is the favoured habitat of the species of this genus. en.wikipedia.org

Whilst learning they must catch 100,000 flies to get their patent, their conversation is overheard by several crooks across the hallway. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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