fly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fly in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.fly¹ <flew, flown> [flaɪ] VB intr

1. fly (through the air):

fly

poleteti // leteti

we're flying at 9000 metres

letimo na visini od 9000 metara

he flew across the Atlantic

preleteo je Atlantik

we flew from Heathrow

poleteli smo sa aerodroma Hitrou

2. fly (in the air):

fly flag

zavijoriti // vijoriti

3. fly (speed):

fly

odjuriti // juriti

I must fly

moram da bežim

the door flew open

vrata su se iznenada otvorila

II.fly¹ <flew, flown> [flaɪ] VB trans

1. fly (pilot, transport):

fly

pilotirati imperf

2. fly (raise):

fly

zavijoriti // vijoriti

fly kite

pustiti // puštati

the ship was flying the Spanish flag

na brodu se vijorila španska zastava

fly² [flaɪ] N

1. fly:

fly

muva f

fly

mušica f

2. fly (zipper):

fly

šlic m

Phrases:

the fly in the ointment

začkoljica

the fly in the ointment

sitnica koja sve kvari

to be a fly on the wall

biti neprimetan

he wouldn't hurt a fly

ne bi ni mrava zgazio

there are no flies on him

njega ne možeš preći

fly away VB intr

1. fly away AERO:

fly away

poleteti // poletati

2. fly away bird, insect:

fly away

odleteti // odletati

fly in VB intr, trans

fly in

doleteti // doletati

she's flying in from New York tonight

ona treba da stigne iz Njujorka večeras (avionom)

'crane fly N

crane fly

dugonogi komarac m

tset·se fly ['tetsi-] N

tsetse fly

ce-ce muva f

fly off VB intr

1. fly off bird, insect, hat:

fly off

odleteti // odletati

2. fly off AERO:

fly off

poleteti // poletati

she flew off to India

otputovala je u Indiju (avionom)

'fly-by-night ADJ pej inf

fly-by-night

beskrupulozan

fly-by-night

nepouzdan (u poslovanju)

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sand-fly

peščana mušica f

to fly Am, Aus also go off on a tangent

skrenuti sa teme

fly Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I must fly

moram da bežim

the fly in the ointment

začkoljica

the fly in the ointment

sitnica koja sve kvari

to be a fly on the wall

biti neprimetan

he wouldn't hurt a fly

ne bi ni mrava zgazio

to fly Am, Aus also go off on a tangent

skrenuti sa teme

to be a fly on the wall

biti neprimetan

to fly at a high altitude

leteti na velikoj visini

to fly off the handle

razbesneti se

to fly off the handle

planuti

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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 prevalence of tsetse fly depleted the livestock population at the end of the nineteenth century.

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

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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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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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The first retorted that the second should fly off his ground.

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

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