Translations for flying fish in the English»Italian Dictionary

flying fish <pl flying fish, flying fishes> [Brit, Am ˈˌflaɪɪŋ ˈfɪʃ] N

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flying fish

pesce m volante

flying fish

Translations for flying fish in the Italian»English Dictionary

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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):

your flies are undone

hai la patta aperta

2. flies THEAT:

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

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

I.flying [Brit ˈflʌɪɪŋ, Am ˈflaɪɪŋ] N

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2. flying (by bird, animal):

adapted for flying

II.flying [Brit ˈflʌɪɪŋ, Am ˈflaɪɪŋ] ADJ

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1. flying (able to fly):

flying animal, insect, machine

2. flying (in process of flying):

flying object, broken glass

volante, che vola

the dancer's flying feet

i piedi agili del ballerino

to take a flying leap or jump

saltare con la rincorsa

III.flying [Brit ˈflʌɪɪŋ, Am ˈflaɪɪŋ]

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with flying colours emerge, pass, come through:

brillantemente, trionfalmente

I.fish¹ <pl fish, fishes> [Brit fɪʃ, Am fɪʃ] N

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2. fish before n:

fish (of fish) course, bone, glue

fish (for fish) knife, fork

4. fish ASTROL:

II.fish¹ [Brit fɪʃ, Am fɪʃ] VB trans

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fish waters, river:

fish

III.fish¹ [Brit fɪʃ, Am fɪʃ] VB intr

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1. fish:

fish

to fish for trout, cod

pescare trote, merluzzi

2. fish (test for response) fig:

“why did he ask me that?” - “he was just fishing!”

“perché me l'ha chiesto?” - “voleva farti parlare”

to fish for information

cercare informazioni

to fish for compliments

andare in cerca di complimenti

IV.fish¹ [Brit fɪʃ, Am fɪʃ]

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to be neither fish nor fowl (nor good red herring)

non essere né carne né pesce

to be like a fish out of water

essere or sentirsi come un pesce fuor d'acqua

to drink like a fish inf

bere come una spugna

to have other fish to fry inf

avere cose più importanti da fare

he's a queer fish inf

è un tipo strano

he's a cold fish inf

è un tipo freddo

there are plenty more fish in the sea

morto un papa se ne fa un altro

I.fish² [Brit fɪʃ, Am fɪʃ] N

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fish

II.fish² [Brit fɪʃ, Am fɪʃ] VB trans

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1. fish:

fish

2. fish MECH:

fish

unire con un giunto a ganasce

Translations for flying fish in the English»Italian Dictionary

flying fish N

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flying fish

pesce m volante

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fly [flaɪ] N

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fly (insect):

fly

I.flying [ˈflaɪ·ɪŋ] N

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II.flying [ˈflaɪ·ɪŋ] ADJ

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to pass an exam with flying colors

superare un esame brillantemente

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

I.fish <-(es)> [fɪʃ] N

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1. fish ZOOL:

fish

2. fish FOOD:

fish

II.fish [fɪʃ] VB intr

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III.fish [fɪʃ] VB trans

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fish

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English

The boss of the area is a triple threat: a mammoth whale, a snapping crab, and a bubble-blasting flying fish. en.wikipedia.org

Fish of this family are known as flying fish. en.wikipedia.org

This museum contains fossil collections of sharks, eels, shrimps, squids, rays, coelacanthes and flying fish. en.wikipedia.org

They are plunge-divers that feed on fish, mostly flying fish, and squid. en.wikipedia.org

Only two fishes escape: the kanae (mullet) to the brackish water, and the maroro (flying fish) to the ocean. en.wikipedia.org

During migration through the open sea, loggerheads eat jellyfish, floating molluscs, floating egg clusters, squid, and flying fish. en.wikipedia.org

He ate primarily mahi-mahi as well as triggerfish, which he speared, along with flying fish, barnacles, and birds that he captured. en.wikipedia.org

They eat mostly fish, especially flying fish, and occasionally squid. en.wikipedia.org

However, the fossil is not related to modern flying fish, which evolved independently about 66 million years ago. en.wikipedia.org

It is a specialized fish eater, feeding on small school fish such as sardines, anchovies, mackerel, and flying fish. en.wikipedia.org

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