fruit fly in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fruit fly in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fruit fly N

fruit fly

mosca f de la fruta

Translations for fruit fly in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fruit [Am frut, Brit fruːt] N

1.1. fruit U (collectively):

fruit

fruta f

I don't like fruit

no me gusta la fruta

different types of fruit

distintas frutas

different types of fruit

distintos tipos de fruta

a piece of fruit

una (pieza de) fruta

fruit grower

fruticultor m / fruticultora f

fruit knife

cuchillo m de fruta

1.2. fruit C (type) (as food):

fruit

fruta f

fruit BOT

fruto m

2. fruit U or C (product):

fruit

fruto m

the fruits of the earth

los frutos de la tierra

the fruit(s) of his labors/of two years' research

el fruto de su trabajo/de dos años de investigación

to bear fruit

dar (su) fruto

3. fruit (homosexual):

fruit esp Am sl, offens

maricón m inf, offens

fruit esp Am sl, offens

mariposa m inf

fruit esp Am sl, offens

lilo m Mex inf, pej

II.fruit [Am frut, Brit fruːt] VB intr

fruit

dar fruto

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

1.1. fly bird/bee:

fly

volar

to fly away/in/out

irse/entrar/salir volando

the bird flew out of its cage

el pájaro se escapó (volando) de la jaula

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

1.3. fly (float in air):

fly flag:

ondear

fly flag:

flamear

with her hair/coat flying in the wind

con el pelo/abrigo ondeando al viento

2.1. fly (rush):

fly person:

correr

fly person:

ir volando

they went flying around the corner/up the steps

doblaron la esquina/subieron las escaleras volando

I must fly! inf

¡tengo que salir or irme volando!

to fly to sb's rescue/side

correr en auxilio/al lado de alguien

2.2. fly:

to fly at sb

lanzarse sobre alguien

the dog flew at the intruder's throat

el perro se tiró or se lanzó al cuello del intruso

to fly into a temper or rage

ponerse hecho una furia or un basilisco

to fly into a temper or rage

montar en cólera

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

2.4. fly (pass quickly):

fly time:

pasar volando

fly time:

volar

the days/weeks have just flown (by)

los días/las semanas han pasado volando

how time flies!

¡cómo pasa el tiempo!

how time flies!

¡el tiempo vuela or pasa volando!

2.5. fly (flee):

fly arch

escapar

fly arch

huir

fly, fly, my lord!

¡escapad, escapad mi señor! arch

3. fly < pt & pp flied> (in baseball):

fly

lanzar un globo

fly

lanzar un fly

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

1.1. fly (control):

fly plane/glider/balloon

pilotar

fly kite

hacer volar

fly kite

encumbrar And

fly kite

remontar RioPl

1.2. fly (carry):

fly cargo

transportar (en avión)

he was flown to Dallas in a private jet

lo llevaron a Dallas en avión privado

the wounded were flown out by helicopter

los heridos fueron evacuados en helicóptero

they had the equipment flown in

les mandaron el equipo por avión

1.3. fly (travel over):

fly distance

recorrer (en avión)

they fly this route daily

tienen vuelos diarios en esta ruta

Blériot was the first man to fly the Channel

Blériot fue el primer piloto que cruzó el canal de la Mancha en avión

1.4. fly (travel by):

fly airline

volar con

1.5. fly (operate, use):

we fly 737s on that route

esa ruta la cubren aviones 737

some businessmen fly private aircraft

algunos hombres de negocios vuelan en avión privado

2. fly flag:

fly

izar

fly

enarbolar

the ship was flying the Panamanian flag

el barco llevaba bandera panameña or pabellón panameño

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

1. fly (on trousers):

fly often pl in BrE

bragueta f

fly often pl in BrE

marrueco m Chil

your fly is or Brit also flies are undone

llevas la bragueta abierta or desabrochada

your fly is or Brit also flies are undone

tienes el marrueco abierto or desabrochado Chil

2.1. fly (on tent):

fly (flap)

puerta f

2.2. fly (on tent):

fly, a. fly sheet

toldo m impermeable (de tienda de campaña)

3. fly (in baseball):

fly, a. fly ball Am

globo m

fly, a. fly ball Am

fly m

4. fly:

on the fly (hurriedly)

a las carreras

on the fly (in baseball) (without bouncing)

por el aire

5. fly <flies, pl > THEAT:

fly

bambalinas fpl

fly² [Am flaɪ, Brit flʌɪ] N

1. fly (insect):

fly

mosca f

he/she wouldn't hurt a fly

es incapaz de matar una mosca

the fly in the ointment

el único problema

the fly in the ointment

la única pega Spain inf

there are no flies on her/him

no tiene un pelo de tonta/tonto

to be a fly on the wall I'd like to have been a fly on the wall when he told her

me habría gustado estar allí or ver su reacción cuando se lo dijo

to die/drop like flies

morir/caer como moscas

2. fly (in angling):

fly

mosca f

fly fisherman

pescador m con mosca

fly³ [Am flaɪ, Brit flʌɪ] ADJ

1. fly Am inf (stylish, fashionable):

fly

en la onda inf

fly

enrollado Spain inf

fly clothes

a la moda

fly clothes

moderno

2. fly Brit inf (crafty):

fly

vivo inf

fly

espabilado

fruit fly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fruit fly in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fruit [fru:t] N

1. fruit no pl:

fruit (for eating)

fruta f

fruit (on tree, product)

fruto m

2. fruit (results):

fruit

fruto m

Phrases:

to bear fruit

dar fruto

to bear fruit fig

dar resultado

II.fruit [fru:t] VB intr

fruit

dar fruto

I.fly¹ [flaɪ] VB intr flew, flown

1. fly through air:

fly

volar

fly (travel by aircraft)

viajar en avión

2. fly (move rapidly):

fly

lanzarse

to fly at sb

precipitarse sobre alguien

3. fly (leave):

fly

salir corriendo

Phrases:

to fly high Am

volar muy alto

II.fly¹ [flaɪ] VB trans

1. fly (aircraft):

fly

pilotar

2. fly (make move through air):

fly

hacer volar

to fly a flag

enarbolar una bandera

to fly a kite

hacer volar una cometa

fly² [flaɪ] N

fly (insect):

fly

mosca f

Phrases:

he wouldn't harm a fly

sería incapaz de matar una mosca

to drop (off) [or die] like flies inf

caer como moscas

a fly in the ointment

la única pega

fly N

User Entry

fly Am

bragueta f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some animals like the fruit fly do not have any cytoplasmic intermediate filaments.

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However, its effectiveness against the olive fruit fly has not yet been sufficiently tested.

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The species is known generally as the common fruit fly or vinegar fly.

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It does not however hook its mouthparts into its hinder end to achieve an efficient leap such as some fruit fly and carrion-fly larvae do.

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This is limited to birds, arthropods (including 16 species of fruit fly, moths, butterflies, arachnids, etc.), and a single species of bat.

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In the honey bee and fruit fly, octopamine has a major role in learning and memory.

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He examined the role of the hormone ecdysone in the development of the fruit fly.

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This is to stop the fruit fly from invading crops and plantations which could have a devastating effect on the economy.

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Even in animals, cytokinesis and mitosis may occur independently, for instance during certain stages of fruit fly embryonic development.

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Some species of fruit fly produce the largest known spermatozoon found in nature.

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