volábamos in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for volábamos in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.volar VB intr

1. volar pájaro/avión:

volar

to fly

volaremos a una altura de 10.000 metros

we shall be cruising at an altitude of 10, 000 meters

no me gusta volar, prefiero el tren

I don't like flying, I prefer to go by train

2.1. volar tiempo:

volar

to fly

¡cómo vuela el tiempo!

doesn't time fly!

estos dos años han volado

these two years have flown by o have flown past o have gone by very fast

las malas noticias vuelan

bad news travels fast

2.2. volar <volando ger > comer/cambiarse:

volar

in a rush

volar

in a hurry

tengo que irme volando

I have to rush off

las vacaciones se me han pasado volando

the holidays have flown past

las vacaciones se me han pasado volando

the holidays have whizzed past inf

las entradas se acaban volando

the tickets sell out very quickly o in no time at all

tuve que comer volando

I had to eat in a rush o to bolt my food

volando pica Mex inf

he's/she's a quick worker! inf

2.3. volar <volando ger > Mex inf:

volar (inestable)

unsteady

volar (sin resolver, sin definir)

up in the air

está volando y se va a caer

it isn't steady o it's unsteady and it's going to fall

el asunto de la casa está volando

the matter of the house is still up in the air o is still undecided

3.1. volar (con el viento):

volaron todos los papeles

my papers blew all over the place

volaron todos los papeles

the wind blew my papers all over the place

el sombrero voló

his hat blew off/away

3.2. volar inf (desaparecer):

volar

to vanish

volar

to disappear

los bombones en seguida volaron

the chocolates vanished o disappeared in no time

hoy día el sueldo vuela

nowadays my salary seems to disappear o go in no time

3.3. volar Mex inf:

(a volar) niños, a volar

OK you kids, go away o get out of here

a volar con tus ideas raras

you and your weird ideas, get out of here! inf

toma el dinero y a volar

take the money and run

mandar a volar a alg. Mex

to kick sb out inf

3.4. volar Mex inf (evaporarse):

volar

to evaporate

4. volar ARCHIT:

volar

to project

5. volar AmS inf (de rabia, fiebre):

estaba que volaba de rabia

she was beside herself with rage o with anger

tiene una fiebre que vuela

he has a really high temperature

tiene una fiebre que vuela

he has a very bad fever

II.volar VB trans

1. volar:

volar puente/edificio

to blow up

volar caja fuerte

to blow

2. volar inf (robar):

volar Mex Ven

to swipe inf

volar Mex Ven

to nick Brit inf

3. volar Mex inf (volver loco):

volar

to drive … mad

si se lo dices, lo vuelas

if you tell him, it'll drive him mad o he'll go crazy inf

III.volarse VB vpr

1. volarse Col inf:

volarse preso:

to escape

volarse alumno:

to play hooky esp. Am inf

volarse alumno:

to skive off (school) Brit inf

el marido se voló con otra

her husband ran away o ran off with another woman

2. volarse Mex inf (volverse loco):

volarse

to go crazy inf

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hacer volar o RioPl remontar una cometa

to fly a kite

Translations for volábamos in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I realized we were airborne

me di cuenta de que volábamos

hang-glide

volar con ala delta

hang-glide

volar en deslizador Mex

jack

volar Mex Ven inf

hedgehop

volar a ras de tierra

to be airworthy

estar en condiciones de vuelo or de volar

blast away

volar

to fly in formation

volar en formación

full-fledged nestling/chick

capaz de volar

volábamos in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for volábamos in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.volar <o → ue> VB intr

1. volar (en el aire):

volar

to fly

echar a volar

to fly off

el tiempo vuela

time flies

las malas noticias vuelan

bad news travels fast

las malas noticias vuelan

no news is good news

2. volar (desaparecer):

volar

to disappear

el dinero ha volado

the money has vanished

3. volar (apresurarse):

volar

to dash

¡voy volando!

I'm on my way!

volar a hacer algo

to rush off to do sth

4. volar inf (con drogas):

volar

to be high

II.volar <o → ue> VB trans

1. volar (hacer explotar):

volar

to blow up

2. volar (enfadar):

volar

to drive mad

3. volar:

volar (hacer volar)

to fly

volar (ave)

to frighten off

hacer volar una cometa

to fly a kite

4. volar TYPO:

volar

to write in superscript

III.volar <o → ue> VB refl volarse

1. volar (huir):

volarse

to run away

2. volar (desaparecer):

volarse

to vanish

3. volar LatAm (enfadarse):

volarse

to get mad

4. volar (hacer novillos):

volarse

to bunk off (school) Brit

volarse

to play hooky Am

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me aterroriza volar

I'm terrified of flying

Translations for volábamos in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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flying

el volar

flightless

incapaz de volar

blow up

volar

fly

volar

to fly high Am

volar muy alto

fly

hacer volar

to fly a kite

hacer volar una cometa

to flit (about) bees

volar

jet

volar

shuttle AVIAT

volar (regularmente)

to fly solo AVIAT

volar en solitario

volábamos Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

volar a ras de suelo

to hedgehop

echar a volar

to fly off

volar a hacer algo

to rush off to do sth

hacer volar una cometa

to fly a kite

me aterroriza volar

I'm terrified of flying

volar lengua AmC (hablar)

to gossip

volar diente LatAm (comer)

to stuff one's face

volar por encima de los Alpes

to fly over the Alps

volar de Nueva York a Tokio

to fly from New York to Tokyo

llevar a alguien a volar con planeador

to take sb gliding