flying boat in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for flying boat in the English»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.flying [Am ˈflaɪɪŋ, Brit ˈflʌɪɪŋ] ADJ attr

II.flying [Am ˈflaɪɪŋ, Brit ˈflʌɪɪŋ] N U

boat [Am boʊt, Brit bəʊt] N

See also miss2, miss1, burn2, burn1

I.miss1 [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] VB trans

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II.miss1 [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] VB intr

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III.miss1 [Am mɪs, Brit mɪs] N (failure to hit)

burn2 [Am bərn, Brit bəːn] N region (stream)

I.burn1 <pt & pp burned or burnt> [Am bərn, Brit bəːn] VB intr

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II.burn1 <pt & pp burned or burnt> [Am bərn, Brit bəːn] VB trans

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III.burn1 [Am bərn, Brit bəːn] N

flying boat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flying boat in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.fly1 [flaɪ] VB intr flew, flown

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Although successful, flying boat amphibians like it ultimately proved less versatile than floatplane amphibians and are no longer as common as they once were.
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An original concept was to create a joint landbase and flying boat airport but, logically, not pursued.
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The flying boat would land on the open sea, near a converted merchant ship.
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It was an all-metal single-engine high-wing monoplane flying boat.
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It was the largest flying boat of its time, but was severely underpowered and was limited by a very low operational ceiling.
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The flying boat would provide the long range while the fighter would be able to climb rapidly to engage the enemy.
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It was a flying boat that accommodated one pilot and two passengers and mail.
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Shorts took to the flying boat market, and in 1924 constructed a 350ft m testing tank for testing hull and float designs.
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Many amphibian aircraft are the flying boat type.
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Constructed mainly of wood, it was a high-wing cantilever monoplane flying boat.
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