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I . fly¹ <flew, flown> [flaɪ] VB intr

1. fly through air:

fly

2. fly (move rapidly):

fly

пролета́ть

to fly at sb

броса́ться на кого́-ли́бо

3. fly (leave):

fly

убега́ть

Phrases:

time flies when you're having fun proverbial

вре́мя про́сто лети́т, когда́ ве́село

to fly high Am

стреми́ться к успе́ху

to fly in the face of logic/reason

де́йствовать напереко́р ло́гике/здра́вому смы́слу

to fly off the handle

выходи́ть из себя́

to fly off the handle

вспыли́ть

II . fly¹ <flew, flown> [flaɪ] VB trans

1. fly (aircraft):

fly

пилоти́ровать

2. fly (make move through air):

fly

мча́ться

to fly a flag

развева́ть зна́мя

to fly a kite

запуска́ть зме́я

Phrases:

go fly a kite! Am inf

пошёл вон!

go fly a kite! Am inf

прова́ливай!

to come through with flying colours

блестя́ще вы́держать испыта́ние

fly² N

fly (insect):

fly

Phrases:

he wouldn't harm a fly

он и му́хи не оби́дит

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

мрут как му́хи

a fly in the ointment

ло́жка дёгтя в бо́чке мёда

crane fly <-ies> N

crane fly

долгоно́жка f

fly away VB intr

fly away

улета́ть

fly in VB intr

to fly in from somewhere

прилете́ть отку́да-ли́бо

fly off VB intr

fly off

отлете́ть

fly-trap N

мухоло́вка f

tsetse fly [ˈtsetsɪflaɪ] N

tsetse fly

му́ха f цеце́

tzetze fly [ˈtsetsɪflæɪ] N

tzetze fly BIOL → tsetse fly

tzetze fly

му́ха f цеце́

See also tsetse fly

tsetse fly [ˈtsetsɪflaɪ] N

tsetse fly

му́ха f цеце́

fly-by-night [ˈflaɪbaɪnaɪt] ADJ inf

fly-by-night

ненадёжный

fly-by-night

безотве́тственный

Usage examples with fly

go fly a kite! inf

убира́йся отсю́да!

to fly a kite

запуска́ть возду́шного зме́я

to fly the flag fig

выве́шивать флаг

and pigs might fly Brit

когда́ рак на горе́ сви́стнет

to fly at sb

броса́ться на кого́-ли́бо

to fly a flag

развева́ть зна́мя

to fly over

пролета́ть над

to let fly

си́льно вы́ругать

to fly solo

лета́ть в одино́чку

to fly standby

лете́ть с биле́том, ку́пленным пе́ред полётом

to fly high Am

стреми́ться к успе́ху

to fly over the sea

лете́ть над мо́рем

to fly off the handle

вспыли́ть

to fly in from somewhere

прилете́ть отку́да-ли́бо

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English

They may hover over a branch while feeding and sometimes fly out to catch insects in flight. en.wikipedia.org

The vessels mount a firefighting water cannon on the aft fly bridge. en.wikipedia.org

The weeds provide the necessary habitat for black-fly, mosquitoes and snails, which are the vectors of water-borne illnesses such as bilharzia, river blindness and malaria. en.wikipedia.org

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

The first retorted that the second should fly off his ground. en.wikipedia.org

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

The ability to be creative, think on the fly and make key business decisions with little time amidst the tsunami of external information is vital. www.huffingtonpost.com

Political officials and news services from the region have repeatedly decried this fly as a disease-carrying pest, despite documentation that it is not. en.wikipedia.org

Weather has a great effect on the horseflies' behavior, as they only fly on sunny and hot weather. 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

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