Translations for „fly“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

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

pilotar

2. fly (make move through air):

fly

fazer voar

to fly a flag

desfraldar uma bandeira

to fly a kite

soltar uma pipa

fly away VB intr

fly away

sair voando

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

fly off

sair voando

Usage examples with fly

to fly to London

viajar a Londres de avião

to fly a flag

desfraldar uma bandeira

to fly a kite

soltar uma pipa

to fly in from somewhere

chegar de avião (de algum lugar)

to fly off the handle

perder a cabeça

to fly back from somewhere

voltar de avião de algum lugar

to fly over the city

voar sobre a cidade

to fly from New York to Tokyo

viajar de avião de Nova York para Tóquio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

By using his powers to lift himself, he can levitate and fly at high speed.

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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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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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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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They may hover over a branch while feeding and sometimes fly out to catch insects in flight.

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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 mend can be upstream or down stream depending on the currents carrying the line or fly.

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The vessels mount a firefighting water cannon on the aft fly bridge.

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When a dive is successful, gannets swallow the fish underwater before surfacing, and never fly with the fish in their bill.

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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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