fly off in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.fly1 <3rd pers sing pres flies, pres part flying, pt flew, pp flown> [Am flaɪ, Brit flʌɪ] VB intr

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1.2. fly:

fly plane/pilot:
volar
fly passenger:
ir en avión
we are flying at 8, 000m
volamos a 8.000m
we'll be flying over Rome
volaremos sobre or sobrevolaremos Roma
she's learning to fly
está aprendiendo a volar or a pilotar aviones
I'm going to Boston — are you flying?
me voy a Boston — ¿vas en avión?
to fly in
llegar (en avión)
the ambassador is flying in tomorrow
el embajador llegará mañana
we will be flying into Orly
aterrizaremos en Orly
to fly out
salir (en avión)
he flew (out) from London this morning
salió de Londres en avión esta mañana
we fly on to Denver tomorrow
mañana volamos a or salimos en avión para Denver
the jets flew past in formation
los jets pasaron volando en formación
a nice concept, but will it fly? Am inf
una idea buena pero ¿funcionará?
to be flying high
estar volando alto
to fly blind
ir a ciegas
to fly blind AVIAT
volar guiándose por los instrumentos

2.3. fly (move, be thrown):

fly
volar
papers were flying in the wind
había papeles volando por el aire
my hat flew off
se me voló el sombrero
the ball/stone flew past me
la pelota/piedra pasó volando por mi lado
the window flew open
la ventana se abrió de golpe
the car flew up into the air
el coche saltó por los aires
insults flew between them
se lanzaron una sarta de insultos
I tripped and went flying
tropecé y salí volando or disparado
it sent the poor cyclist flying
el pobre ciclista salió disparado por los aires
to let fly at sb
emprenderla or arremeter contra alguien
he grabbed a bottle and let fly at her
agarró una botella y arremetió or la emprendió contra ella
he let fly with a stream of abuse
soltó una sarta de insultos
to make the feathers or fur or sparks fly
armar un gran lío inf
and then the feathers really began to fly
y entonces sí que se armó la gorda or la de San Quintín inf

II.fly1 <3rd pers sing pres flies, pres part flying, pt flew, pp flown> [Am flaɪ, Brit flʌɪ] VB trans

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III.fly1 <pl flies> [Am flaɪ, Brit flʌɪ] N

fly2 [Am flaɪ, Brit flʌɪ] N

fly3 [Am flaɪ, Brit flʌɪ] ADJ

I.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] PREP

II.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] ADV off often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (break off, pay off, take off, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (break, pay, take, etc).

III.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] ADJ

6. off → offside

See also well-off, on, offside, go off, bring on, better-off, badly off

well-off <pred well off> [wɛl ɔf, wɛlˈɒf] ADJ

I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

I.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] N

II.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] ADJ

III.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] ADV SPORTS

I.go off VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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II.go off VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

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I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

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better-off <pred better off> [Am ˌbɛdərˈɔf, ˌbɛdərˈɑf, Brit ˌbɛtərˈɒf] ADJ

badly off <comp worse off, superl worst off, pred> ADJ

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Translations for fly off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.fly1 [flaɪ] VB intr flew, flown

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IV.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] N no pl Brit

V.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] VB trans Am inf

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In these sorts of collisions, the standard outcome is that new particles are created and fly off in different directions.
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A passing car spins them both around, the hats fly off, and the chase resumes.
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At night, several flocks coalesce and fly off into the rocky desert far away from any vegetation.
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Her daughter and the boy who wouldn't grow up fly off into the night.
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Receptive females will allow the male to land and pair, while unreceptive females will fly off or otherwise discourage mating.
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Parrots are prey animals and even the tamest pet may fly off if spooked.
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The girls' helmets fly off their heads as they get on their motorcycles.
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The winged ants fly off to mate and invade new colonies.
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The next morning, they fly off and finally locate the gold prospectors' camp.
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Then strange noises start happening and books begin to fly off shelves.
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