flight in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for flight in the English»Spanish Dictionary

flight [Am flaɪt, Brit flʌɪt] N

1.1. flight U:

flight (of bird, aircraft)

vuelo m

flight (of ball, projectile)

trayectoria f

the history of flight

la historia de la aviación or de la navegación aérea

in flight

en vuelo

in flight

volando

the speaker was in full flight when …

el orador estaba en pleno discurso cuando …

1.2. flight C (air journey):

flight

vuelo m

we had a good/bad flight

tuvimos un buen/mal vuelo

Flight YZ321 to/from Paris

el vuelo YZ321 con destino a/procedente de París

1.3. flight C (mental):

it was just a flight of fancy

no fue más que una fantasía

2. flight C (group):

flight (of birds)

bandada f

flight (of aircraft)

escuadrilla f

he is in the top flight of physicists

está entre los físicos más destacados or prominentes

3. flight C (of stairs):

flight

tramo m

4.1. flight U (act of fleeing):

flight

huida f

to put sb to flight

poner a alguien en fuga

to put sb to flight

hacer huir a alguien

to take flight

darse a la fuga

4.2. flight U FIN:

flight

fuga f

the flight of capital abroad

la fuga de capitales al extranjero

5. flight (on dart, arrow):

flight

aleta f

flight

pluma f

space flight N C or U

space flight (journey)

viaje m espacial

space flight (travel)

viajes mpl espaciales

top-flight [Am ˌtɑpˈflaɪt, Brit ˈtɒpflʌɪt] ADJ attr

top-flight

de primera (clase)

top-flight

de primera categoría

free flight N U

free flight AVIAT

vuelo m sin motor

free flight SPORTS

vuelo m libre

flight lieutenant N (in UK)

flight lieutenant

capitán m de la Fuerza Aérea / capitana f de la Fuerza Aérea

flight deck N

1. flight deck (on plane):

flight deck

cabina f de mando

2. flight deck (on aircraft carrier):

flight deck

cubierta f de vuelo

flight engineer N

flight engineer

mecánico m de vuelo / mecánica f de vuelo

flight engineer

mecánico m de a bordo / mecánica f de a bordo

flight crew N + sing or pl vb

flight crew

tripulación f (de vuelo)

flight feather N

flight feather (of wing)

pluma f remera

flight feather (of tail)

pluma f timonera

flight path N

flight path

ruta f

flight in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flight in the English»Spanish Dictionary

flight [flaɪt] N

1. flight (act):

flight

vuelo m

the flight of time

el paso del tiempo

2. flight (group):

flight of birds

bandada f

flight of aircraft

escuadrilla f

3. flight (retreat):

flight

huida f

flight of investment

fuga f de inversión

to take flight

darse a la fuga

to put sb to flight

poner a alguien en fuga

4. flight (series):

flight of stairs

tramo m

Phrases:

a flight of fancy

una fantasía

flight path N

flight path

trayectoria f de vuelo

trial flight N

trial flight

vuelo m de prueba

charter flight N

charter flight

vuelo m chárter

flight deck N

1. flight deck (cockpit):

flight deck

cabina f de pilotaje

2. flight deck on aircraft carrier:

flight deck

cubierta f de aterrizaje

through flight N

through flight

vuelo m directo

scheduled flight N

scheduled flight

vuelo m regular

test flight N

test flight

vuelo m de ensayo

flight attendant N

flight attendant

auxiliar mf de vuelo

shuttle flight N

shuttle flight

puente m aéreo

flight Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the flight of time

el paso del tiempo

flight of investment

fuga f de inversión

to take flight

darse a la fuga

to put sb to flight

poner a alguien en fuga

a flight of fancy

una fantasía

the flight from London

el vuelo procedente de Londres

long haul flight

vuelo m intercontinental

to put to flight

poner en fuga

flight from the scene of the accident

huida del lugar del accidente

they've just announced the arrival of the flight

acaban de anunciar la llegada del vuelo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was a training flight with one idle engine; the crash was caused by flight engineer who has switched off the second engine by mistake.

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Coordinated with station and shuttle flight controllers on the execution of these operations.

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This enables recovery of some of the energy expended in the flight.

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This fire is used to dry and toughen the young wings, which is necessary for flight.

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But they noted that escape through flight from marine predators exposes them to predators in the air.

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It has a much gentler, cooler exhaust, so flight characteristics tend to feature gradual acceleration rather than firework-like performance.

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A semicircular flight of stairs leads to the ogival main portal, which announces the dominant forms of the interior.

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This allows them to conceal themselves between the feather shafts and avoid being dislodged during preening or flight.

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The military ordered a flight test using liquid fuel rather than the pre-existing solid fuel in early 1942.

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The consequences of being behind the curve in flight are important and are taught as part of pilot training.

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