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fly: noun
fly: I. intransitive verb II. transitive verb
fly away: intransitive verb
fly back: intransitive verb
fly in: intransitive verb
fly off: intransitive verb

fly¹ [flaɪ] N

fly

mosca f

I . fly² <flew, flown> VB intr

1. fly:

fly

voar

fly (in airplane)

viajar de avião

to fly to London

viajar a Londres de avião

Phrases:

the door flew open

a porta se abriu de repente

II . fly² <flew, flown> VB trans

1. fly (airplane):

fly

2. fly (make move through air):

fly

to fly a flag

desfraldar uma bandeira

to fly a kite

soltar uma pipa

fly away VB intr

fly away

fly back VB intr

to fly back from somewhere

voltar de avião de algum lugar

fly in VB intr

to fly in from somewhere

chegar de avião (de algum lugar)

fly off VB intr

fly off

Usage examples with fly

to fly to London

viajar a Londres de avião

to fly a flag

desfraldar uma bandeira

to fly a kite

soltar uma pipa

to fly in from somewhere

chegar de avião (de algum lugar)

to fly off the handle

perder a cabeça

to fly back from somewhere

voltar de avião de algum lugar

to fly over the city

voar sobre a cidade

to fly from New York to Tokyo

viajar de avião de Nova York para Tóquio

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This technique is used by military pilots to fly to their target stealthily, using the topography to mask their approach from prying radar microwaves. en.wikipedia.org

The mend can be upstream or down stream depending on the currents carrying the line or fly. en.wikipedia.org

The desert warthog is an important host of the tsetse fly, and in some parts of its range efforts are being made to reduce warthog numbers because of this. en.wikipedia.org

Automatic fly reels peaked in popularity during the 1960s, and since that time they have been outsold many times over by manual fly reels. en.wikipedia.org

Removed fly ash is sent to settling tanks where the sedimented dust is collected and sent to the ash pond. en.wikipedia.org

When a dive is successful, gannets swallow the fish underwater before surfacing, and never fly with the fish in their bill. en.wikipedia.org

When encountering settling with power, pilots are taught to apply forward cyclic to fly out of the condition or lowering collective pitch. en.wikipedia.org

Assiduous practicing moved him into the second team, where he switched to fly-half. en.wikipedia.org

The prevalence of tsetse fly depleted the livestock population at the end of the nineteenth century. en.wikipedia.org

It notably consumes insect larvae, including mayfly, black fly, caddisfly and midge larvae. en.wikipedia.org

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