fly swatter in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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swatter → fly swatter

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fly swatter [flaɪ ˈswɑdər], flyswatter N

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

fly swatter in the PONS Dictionary

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I.fly1 [flaɪ] VB intr flew, flown

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The numbers are absolutely mind-boggling... she must have had a fly swatter in each hand, and where did she live?
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I used to smack them with a fly swatter, but they left a major stink that would take hours to clear out (just squashing one, that is).
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Those of you who are really up-to-date with all the latest trends in fly-extinction will already have invested in an electric fly swatter.
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He admits using a fly swatter on their backsides from time to time and being an advocate of tough love, but denies that he was cruel.
www.palmbeachpost.com
The signal from the "ordinary" chaotic domain walls would more resemble a fly swatter.
phys.org
It's like rather than taking a fly swatter to a fly you take a cannon.
windsorstar.com
He even uses a fly swatter as a bow for his fiddle.
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Thus, a fly avoiding a fly swatter, a rat pushing a bar or a human getting a drink of water are all mental behaviors.
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The scene is almost identical to the one in the original -- until he nails the bug with a fly swatter.
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One of my favourites is this fly swatter that comes with a pair of tweezers.
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