fly

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volar

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fly
[flaɪ]
sustantivo
también:
  • fly or flies -> bragueta (f) (of trousers)
también:
  • fly sheet -> doble techo (m) (of tent)
adjetivo
1astuto(a), listo(a) (familiar) (cunning) (británico)
sustantivo
1mosca (f) (insect)
  • he wouldn't hurt a fly -> es incapaz de matar una mosca
  • they were dropping like flies -> caían como moscas
  • a fly in the ointment (sentido figurado) -> un pero, una pequeña pega (español de España)
  • there are no flies on him (familiar sentido figurado) -> se las sabe todas
  • I wish I could be a fly on the wall -> me encantaría espiar por un agujerito (at interview, meeting)
verbo transitivo
1pilotar (plane); mandar por avión (goods); cubrir (route, distance)
  • to fly Air India -> volar con Air India
2volar (kite)
  • the ship/town hall was flying the Polish flag -> la bandera polaca ondeaba en el barco/ayuntamiento
  • to fly the flag (sentido figurado) -> defender el pabellón (be patriotic) (del propio país)
3huir de, escapar de (flee)
  • to fly the nest (sentido figurado) -> volar del nido (child)
verbo intransitivo
4volar (bird, plane); ir en avión, volar (passenger)
  • to fly over London -> sobrevolar Londres
  • to fly across the Atlantic -> cruzar el Atlántico en avión
5ondear (flag, hair)
6ir volando (move quickly)
  • I must fly -> tengo que salir volando
  • the door flew open -> la puerta se abrió de golpe
  • to fly into a rage -> enfurecerse
  • to fly at somebody -> lanzarse sobre alguien (attack)
  • to send something/somebody flying (familiar) -> mandar algo/a alguien por los aires
  • to fly in the face of reason -> ir en contra de la razón

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fly [flai]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1FLEW [flu:] [flu], (n)
participio pasivo
2FLOWN
sustantivo
1Mosca.
2Volante.
3Mosca artificial, el anzuelo cubierto de plumas, etc., que imitan un insecto.
4Cabriolé, calesín, una especie de coche, ligero.
  • Fly of an ensign -> (Mar.) Vuelo de bandera
  • Vegetable fly -> especie de hongo que se cría en las Indias
5Adulador.
  • 6 -> (Fig.) Algo insignificante que estropea una cosa agradable
6Bragueta.
7Toldo que se pone por encima de una tienda de campaña.
  • Gad-fly -> tábano
  • Day-fly -> mosca efímera
  • Spanish-fly -> cantárida
  • Fly-paper -> papel para coger o matar moscas
  • To die like flies -> morir como moscas
V. FLYER. Se usa para pescar con caña.
sustantivo
1Uno de los varios objetos, herramientas o utensilio que se mueven rápidamente por el aire; como, (a) el sacapliegos de una prensa; (b) brazo de romana; (c) volante de un péndulo o de una máquina; (d) la parte de la veleta que indica de qué lado sopla el viento.
2Braguita, trampilla (de los pantalones.) 3.
  • Flies -> (Teat.) Telar
Vuelo.

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fly [flaɪ] flew (past)flown (participle:past)
verb:intransitive
1 (be airborne) [+plane, bird, insect] volar; [+air passengers] ir en avión
"how did you get here?" — "I flew" —¿cómo llegaste aquí? —en avión; do you fly often? ¿viajas mucho en avión?; she's flying home tomorrow sale en avión para casa mañana; I'm flying back to New York tonight esta noche tomo un vuelo de regreso a Nueva York; we were flying at 5,000ft volábamos a 5.000 pies de altura; we fly (with) Iberia volamos con Iberia
planes that fly at high altitude I realised he was a fake when we went flying and he couldn't pilot the plane
to fly into Gatwick airportinto llegar (en avión) al aeropuerto de Gatwick
the plane flew over Londonover el avión sobrevoló Londres
the planes flew [past] at 3 pm
to be flying high
we were flying high after our success in the championship estábamos como locos tras el éxito en el campeonato; the company is flying high la empresa va viento en popa
bird
2 (fly a plane) pilotar un avión; volar
do you know how to fly? in 1933 he had become the first pilot to fly over Mt. Everest
to learn to fly aprender a pilotar un avión a volar;or to fly blind volar a ciegas guiándose solo por los instrumentos;or ir a ciegas
You'll find a dial directly in front of you: artificial horizon. It's night. You're going to be flying blind. You'll need the AH to survive
In a sense, the United States is coming into this flying blind a little bit We will be flying blind into a world we know nothing about
3 (flutter, wave) [+flag] ondear
the flag was flying over Buckingham Palace
her hair was flying in the wind su pelo ondeaba al viento
flag
4 (move quickly)
the dust flew in our eyes se nos metió el polvo en los ojos; my hat flew into the air se me voló el sombrero; el sombrero salió volando; her hand flew to her mouth se llevó la mano a la boca; the train was flying along el tren iba como una exhalación; rumours are flying around the office that ... por la oficina corre el rumor de que ...
It rattled but it flew, the train a carriage flying along with the speed of the wind the trailer flew along behind us
to go flyinggo
the vase went flying el jarrón salió por los aires salió volando;or
he fell against the table and the vase [went] flying
to let flylet (verbally) empezar a despotricar
she read the speech she had prepared but then really let fly, berating Thatcher's government for its misdriected policies I shake, go hot and then I really let fly. I have to get rid of my anger
(physically) empezar a repartir golpes tortazos;or
There was a lot of kicking and punching and I remembered that I had my pay packet on me. I really let fly as much as I could. There seemed to be blows coming from every direction
(Ftbl) (shoot) disparar
he let fly with a shot from 20 metres lanzó un disparo desde unos 20 metros
he let fly with a shot from 25 yards/ that came back off the goalpost Tony Thomas collected a clearance from goalkeeper Alan Knight near the half way line, took a few paces forward and let fly from 50 yards
to let fly at sb (verbally) empezar a despotricar contra algn; arremeter contra algn; (physically) arremeter contra algn; empezar a dar golpes tortazos a algn;or
Howard, unduly silent throughout the evening, let fly at his father. "Mum is the one who should be pitied." he shouted at him a young child giving you a taste of your own medicine and letting fly at you in a sudden moment of temper I lost my temper and let fly at him with a vase
the door flew openopen la puerta se abrío de golpe
to fly [past]
he/the ball came flying past mepast él/la pelota pasó volando junto a mí
to fly into a ragerage montar en cólera
she would fly into a rage at the mere mention of the subject to [knock] [send] sth/sb flying
the blow sent him flyingsent el golpe hizo que saliera despedido
she kicked off her shoes and sent them flying across the room de una patada se quitó los zapatos y los mandó volando al otro lado de la habitación
He was sent flying into the air and landed 20ft away she too was punched and sent flying
spark
5 (rush) ir volando; ir corriendo
I must fly! ¡me voy volando corriendo!;or ¡me tengo que ir volando corriendo!;or she flew upstairs to look for it subió volando a toda prisa a buscarlo;or to fly to sb's aid assistanceor ir volando a socorrer a algn; to fly to sb's side volar al lado de algn
to fly at sbat (physically) lanzarse sobre algn; arremeter contra algn; ponerse furioso con algn
She flew at me this evening when I mentioned him
the dog flew at him and bit him el perro se lanzó se abalanzó sobre él y le mordió;or
The dog let out a savage howl and, wheeling round, flew at him they view each other with mortal hatred and are ready to fly at each other's throats she flew at me like a wild cat and ripped my T-shirt she would take on anybody on any issue - the chairman of the board, at a cocktail party, on the current strike; she would fly at him in a flurry of passion
to fly in the face of sth ir en contra de algo; desafiar algo
ideas that fly in the face of common sense ideas que desafían el sentido común; she has a reputation for flying in the face of authority tiene fama de ir en contra de la autoridad
Their penchant for flying in the face of tradition now extends to wine labels his theories fly in the face of conventional wisdom To punish the innocent for the crimes of others flies in the face of British justice
handle
6 (pass quickly) [+time] pasar irse volando;or
the years flew byby los años pasaron volando
7 (old-fashioned) (flee) huir; escaparse;from de
to fly for one's life
verb:transitive
1 [+aircraft] pilotar; pilotear; especially (LAm) [+passenger] llevar en avión; [+goods] transportar en avión; [+distance] recorrer (en avión); [+flag] enarbolar
is he qualified to fly a plane? You've never flown a plane? he flew Sopwith Camels during the First World War Syria is prepared to fly a jet to Tripoli tomorrow in violation of the UN sanctions against Libya we will fly you to Italy and back for £200 he got Steve to fly him up to Ocean Falls they flew the commandos to an abandoned airstrip near Tehran Embassy officials hope to fly yet another group of US citizens home tomorrow Colombian carnations are flown to various destinations in Europe if her situation becomes really desperate we can fly supplies to her we had flown only 500 miles when an engine failed the ship was flying the Cuban flag
to fly the Atlantic atravesar el Atlántico en avión; which routes does the airline fly? ¿qué rutas cubre la aerolínea?; to fly a kite hacer volar una cometa
2 (flee) [+country] abandonar; huir de
TRANSPORT Secretary John macgregor has flown the country
to fly the nest echar a volar; dejar abandonar el nido;or
to fly the coop tomar las de Villadiego; agarrar tomar el portante (y marcharse);or
fly [flaɪ]
noun
1 (insect) mosca; (f)
people were dropping like flies la gente caía como moscas
he wouldn't hurt a fly sería incapaz de matar una mosca
there are no flies on him no tiene un pelo de tonto
the fly in the ointment la única pega; el único inconveniente
I wish I were a fly on the wall me gustaría estar allí para ver qué pasa
2 (on trousers) (also flies) bragueta; (f)
3 flies (Teat) peine; (m) telar; (m)
4 (carriage) calesa; (f)
5
to do sth on the fly hacer algo por la vía rápida; hacer algo a la carrera
modifier
fly button (n) botón de la bragueta; (m)
fly spray (n) (espray) matamoscas; (m) (m)
fly [flaɪ]
adjective
especially (Britain) avispado; espabilado

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Verb Conjugation for "fly"

Imperative
  • fly
  • you fly
  • he/she flies
  • we fly
  • you fly
  • they fly
Preterite
  • I flew
  • you flew
  • he/she flew
  • we flew
  • you flew
  • they flew
Present Continuous
  • I am flying
  • you are flying
  • he/she is flying
  • we are flying
  • you are flying
  • they are flying
Present Perfect
  • I have flown
  • you have flown
  • he/she has flown
  • we have flown
  • you have flown
  • they have flown
Past Continuous
  • I was flying
  • you were flying
  • he/she was flying
  • we were flying
  • you were flying
  • they were flying
Past Perfect
  • I had flown
  • you had flown
  • he/she had flown
  • we had flown
  • you had flown
  • they had flown
Future
  • I will fly
  • you will fly
  • he/she will fly
  • we will fly
  • you will fly
  • they will fly
Future Perfect
  • I will have flown
  • you will have flown
  • he/she will have flown
  • we will have flown
  • you will have flown
  • they will have flown
Future Continuous
  • I will be flying
  • you will be flying
  • he/she will be flying
  • we will be flying
  • you will be flying
  • they will be flying
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been flying
  • you have been flying
  • he/she has been flying
  • we have been flying
  • you have been flying
  • they have been flying
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been flying
  • you will have been flying
  • he/she will have been flying
  • we will have been flying
  • you will have been flying
  • they will have been flying
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been flying
  • you had been flying
  • he/she had been flying
  • we had been flying
  • you had been flying
  • they had been flying
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