flying fish 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.flying [Am ˈflaɪɪŋ, Brit ˈflʌɪɪŋ] ADJ attr

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

I.fish <pl fish or fishes> [Am fɪʃ, Brit fɪʃ] N

1. fish C ZOOL:

fish
pez m
like a fish out of water (in unusual situation)
como gallina en corral ajeno inf
like a fish out of water (in unusual situation)
como sapo de otro pozo RioPl inf
there are plenty more fish in the sea
hay mucho más donde elegir
to be a big fish in a little pond
ser un pez gordo (en un lugar pequeño)
to be a little fish in a big pond Brit
ser uno de tantos
to cry stinking fish Brit
echar tierra a or sobre algo
to drink like a fish
beber como un cosaco inf
to drink like a fish
chupar como una esponja inf
to have other fish to fry
tener cosas mejores or más importantes que hacer
to swim like a fish
nadar como un pez
attr fish market
mercado m de pescado

II.fish [Am fɪʃ, Brit fɪʃ] VB intr

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III.fish [Am fɪʃ, Brit fɪʃ] VB trans

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flying fish in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flying fish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.fly1 [flaɪ] VB intr flew, flown

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III.fish [fɪʃ] -(es) VB trans

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The flying fish is considered the single most important food available on the island.
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Despite its name, it is a demersal fish, not a flying fish, and uses its pelvic fins to walk along the bottom of the ocean.
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Flying fish fuse is a modified type of visco-type fuse used in fireworks.
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They mainly eat small fish, including flying fish.
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Creatures of this world include air-breathing flying fish, giant plankton, various huge worms, highly specialized insects and intelligent, arboreal land-squid.
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It is a specialized fish eater, feeding on small school fish such as sardines, anchovies, mackerel, and flying fish.
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Fish of this family are known as flying fish.
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Her long streamlined action prompted observers to call her a flying fish.
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However, the fossil is not related to modern flying fish, which evolved independently about 66 million years ago.
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The largest flying fish can reach lengths of 45 cm, but most species measure less than 30 cm in length.
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