Translations for on-the-fly in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

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

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