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I.fly¹ [Brit flʌɪ, Am flaɪ] N

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1. fly (of trousers):

fly

2. fly (of tent):

fly

3. fly (of flag):

fly (outer edge)

lembo m estremo

fly (length)

4. fly Brit HISTORY (carriage):

fly

fly

II.flies N npl

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1. flies (of trousers):

flies

your flies are undone

hai la patta aperta

2. flies THEAT:

flies

III.fly¹ <pt flew, pp flown> [Brit flʌɪ, Am flaɪ] VB trans

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2. fly (transport by air):

fly person, animal, wounded, supplies, food

trasportare (in aereo)

we will fly you to New York for £150

vi portiamo in aereo a New York per 150 sterline

to fly troops, food out to the scene

trasportare sul posto truppe, viveri

3. fly (cross by air):

fly Atlantic, Channel

attraversare in aereo

4. fly (cover by air) bird, aircraft, spacecraft:

fly distance

I fly over 10, 000 km a year

percorro or faccio più di 10.000 km all'anno in aereo

6. fly (flee) form:

fly country

abbandonare, lasciare

IV.fly¹ <pt flew, pp flown> [Brit flʌɪ, Am flaɪ] VB intr

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1. fly bird, insect, aircraft, rocket, balloon, kite:

fly

volare (from da; to a)

to fly north, south

volare verso nord, sud

to fly over or across sth

to fly past or over(head)

passare in volo

a swan flew past the window

un cigno passò in volo davanti alla finestra

to fly into a cage

entrare volando in una gabbia

to fly into a tree

andare a sbattere contro un albero (volando)

to fly into Gatwick

atterrare a Gatwick

the bird flew down and ate the bread

l'uccello si calò in volo e mangiò il pane

there's a mosquito flying around

c'è una zanzara in giro

rumours were flying (around)

giravano delle voci

2. fly:

fly passenger:

viaggiare in aereo

pilotare, volare

to fly from Heathrow

decollare or partire da Heathrow

to fly from Rome to Athens

volare da Roma ad Atene

to fly in Concorde

volare con il Concorde

she flew to Madrid in a helicopter

volò a Madrid in elicottero

we fly to Boston twice a day airline:

ci sono due voli giornalieri per Boston

to fly out to

partire in volo verso

to fly home

tornare in aereo

to fly around the world

fare il giro del mondo in aereo

3. fly (be propelled):

fly bullet, glass, sparks, insults, threats:

to fly over the wall, across the room, into the room

volare oltre il muro, attraverso la stanza, nella stanza

a splinter flew into his eye

una scheggia gli si conficcò nell'occhio

to fly in all directions

volare da tutte le parti

to fly open

to go flying inf person, object:

to send sb flying inf

mandare qn a gambe all'aria

to send sth flying inf

to fly at sb

to fly into a rage or temper fig

andare in collera or infuriarsi

to fly into a panic fig

farsi prendere dal panico

5. fly (go quickly):

fly, also fly past, fly by time, holidays:

volare, passare in fretta

time flies when you're having fun!

il tempo vola quando ci si diverte!

7. fly (flee):

fly form

to fly from sb, sth

fuggire da qn, qc

V.fly¹ [Brit flʌɪ, Am flaɪ]

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on the fly (while in motion)

on the fly COMPUT

on the fly COMPUT

to fly in the face of (defy) authority, danger, tradition

to fly in the face of (contradict) evidence, proof

essere in palese contraddizione con

to let fly (with) arrow

to let fly (with) hail of bullets

to let fly a stream of abuse

rovesciare una sfilza di improperi

to let fly at sb

attaccare qn, scagliarsi contro qn

he really let fly

si è davvero infuriato

fly² [Brit flʌɪ, Am flaɪ] N

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fly³ [Brit flʌɪ, Am flaɪ] ADJ inf

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1. fly (clever):

fly

fly

2. fly Am:

fly

fruit fly [Brit, Am ˈfrut ˌflaɪ] N

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moscerino m della frutta

dun fly [ˈdʌnflaɪ] N

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fly off VB [flʌɪ -]

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fly off bird, insect:

water-fly [ˈwɔːtəflaɪ] N

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insetto m acquatico

fly half [Brit] N SPORTS

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mediano m d'apertura

Translations for flies in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

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Translations for flies in the English»Italian Dictionary

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fly [flaɪ] N

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fly (insect):

fly

I.fly¹ <flew, flown> [flaɪ] VB intr

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1. fly bird, airplane:

fly

2. fly (travel by aircraft):

fly

to fly to New York

andare a new York in aereo

3. fly (move rapidly):

fly

to fly at sb

lanciarsi su qu

4. fly inf (leave):

fly

Phrases:

to fly high (very happy)

essere al settimo cielo

II.fly¹ <flew, flown> [flaɪ] VB trans

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1. fly (aircraft):

fly

2. fly (make move through air):

fly

to fly a flag

sventolare una bandiera

to fly a kite

far volare un aquilone

tsetse fly [ˈtse·tsi·ˌflaɪ] N

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mosca f tse-tse

fly off VB intr

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fly swatter N

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fly swatter

acchiappamosche m inv

tzetze fly [ˈtet·si·ˌflaɪ] N

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mosca f tse-tse

fly in VB intr

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to fly in from somewhere

arrivare (in aereo) da qualche parte

crane fly <-ies> N

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fly away VB intr

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fly-by-night [ˈflaɪ·baɪ·naɪt] ADJ inf

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fly-by-night

(how) time flies

black with flies

to fly [or raise] a white flag

alzare una bandiera bianca

to fly from New York to Tokyo

volare da New York a Tokio

as the crow flies

in linea d'aria

to fly the flag for one's country fig

difendere i colori del proprio paese

he wouldn't harm a fly

non farebbe del male a una mosca

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

cadere come le mosche

the only fly in the ointment

to fly into a white rage

andare su tutte le furie

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Typical prey includes flies, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, and caterpillars. en.wikipedia.org

Photos show people having a great time dressed like glow-worms, hornets, spiders, flies, and bedbugs. vancouversun.com

The helicopter flies towards the theodolite and is tracked by the telescope in elevation and azimuth. en.wikipedia.org

Flowers remain open for 1 or 2 days and are pollinated by humble bees, thrips, flies, and hummingbirds. en.wikipedia.org

The airline flies charter and scheduled flights along with an air ambulance service. en.wikipedia.org

They are often rather plump, dull or partly lustrous flies. en.wikipedia.org

Pollination is carried out by small flies or insects, even underground by termites or gnats. en.wikipedia.org

These aircraft are controlled by pushing against a horizontal control bar in roughly the same way as a hang glider pilot flies. en.wikipedia.org

Today there many different types of natural and synthetic materials used to tie flies. en.wikipedia.org

Flies attracted to the moss carry its spores to fresh herbivore dung, which is the favoured habitat of the species of this genus. en.wikipedia.org

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