I hate flying

a flying tackle — ( Sport) un placaje en el aire

• he took a flying leap at the man — dio un salto or saltó sobre el hombre

• he launched himself in a flying tackle and brought the intruder to the ground — se lanzó por el aire or se lanzó en plancha y derribó al intruso

• to make a flying visit — hacer una visita relámpago

I don't like flying — no me gusta ir en avión or volar

flying ambulance N — (=plane) ambulancia f aérea; (=helicopter) helicóptero m sanitario

flying boat N — hidroavión m

flying bomb N — bomba f volante

flying buttress N — arbotante m

flying doctor N — médico(-a) m / f rural (que se traslada en avión)

flying fish N — pez m volador

flying fortress N — fortaleza f volante

flying fox N — panique m

flying lesson N — clase f or lección f de vuelo

flying machine N — máquina f de volar

flying officer N — teniente mf de aviación

flying picket N — piquete m volante or móvil

flying saucer N — platillo m volante

flying squad N — (Brit) brigada f móvil

flying suit N — traje m de vuelo

flying time N — (=length of journey) duración f del vuelo; (=hours flown) horas fpl de vuelo

flying trapeze N — trapecio m volador

a flying tackle — ( Sport) un placaje en el aire

Ex: In doing so, the library created a rift that prohibited dialogue and created something of a feud between the copyright owner and the library.

yo a esos aparatos les tengo fobia — I hate o can't stand these machines

le tiene fobia — (fam) she can't stand the sight of him (colloq)

le tiene fobia — (fam) she can't stand the sight of him (colloq)

Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.

you lucky thing! — colloq. fortunello!

you stupid thing! — colloq. scemo!

(the) stupid thing! — colloq. (of object) stupido coso!

it's the in thing — colloq. è alla moda

that's just the thing o the very thing! è proprio quello che ci vuole! it's become quite the thing (to do) è diventato alla moda (fare); it was a close o near thing per un pelo; he's on to a good thing ha trovato l'America; he likes to do his own thing colloq. fa quello che gli pare e piace; for one thing... (and) for another thing... primo... (e) secondo..., in primo luogo... (e) in secondo luogo...; to have a thing about colloq. (like) andare matto per [ blondes]; essere fissato con [ old cars]; (hate) non potere vedere [ dogs]; he's got a thing about flying colloq. ha paura di volare; to make a big thing (out) of it colloq. farne una questione di stato; to know a thing or two about sth. colloq. saperla lunga in fatto di qcs.; I could tell you a thing or two about him! colloq. potrei raccontarti un paio di cosette sul suo conto! and then, of all things, she... e allora, chissà perché, lei...; I must be seeing things! devo avere le allucinazioni! I must be hearing things! credo di sentire le voci! it's (just) one of those things sono cose che capitano; it's one (damned) thing after another! colloq. è una seccatura dopo l'altra! one thing led to another and... una cosa tira l'altra e...; taking one thing with another tutto sommato; what with one thing and another,... tra una cosa e l'altra,...; (to try) to be all things to all men — (cercare di) fare contenti tutti

you lucky thing! — colloq. fortunello!

you stupid thing! — colloq. scemo!

(the) stupid thing! — colloq. (of object) stupido coso!

it's the in thing — colloq. è alla moda

that's just the thing o the very thing! è proprio quello che ci vuole! it's become quite the thing (to do) è diventato alla moda (fare); it was a close o near thing per un pelo; he's on to a good thing ha trovato l'America; he likes to do his own thing colloq. fa quello che gli pare e piace; for one thing... (and) for another thing... primo... (e) secondo..., in primo luogo... (e) in secondo luogo...; to have a thing about colloq. (like) andare matto per [ blondes]; essere fissato con [ old cars]; (hate) non potere vedere [ dogs]; he's got a thing about flying colloq. ha paura di volare; to make a big thing (out) of it colloq. farne una questione di stato; to know a thing or two about sth. colloq. saperla lunga in fatto di qcs.; I could tell you a thing or two about him! colloq. potrei raccontarti un paio di cosette sul suo conto! and then, of all things, she... e allora, chissà perché, lei...; I must be seeing things! devo avere le allucinazioni! I must be hearing things! credo di sentire le voci! it's (just) one of those things sono cose che capitano; it's one (damned) thing after another! colloq. è una seccatura dopo l'altra! one thing led to another and... una cosa tira l'altra e...; taking one thing with another tutto sommato; what with one thing and another,... tra una cosa e l'altra,...; (to try) to be all things to all men — (cercare di) fare contenti tutti

as blind as a bat — stockblind (ugs.)

go or become blind — blind werden

turn a blind eye [to something] — (fig.) [bei etwas] ein Auge zudrücken

blind landing/flying — Blindlandung, die/Blindflug, der

blind drunk — stockbetrunken (ugs.)

be a blind for something — als Tarnung für etwas dienen

it's [a case of] the blind leading the blind — (fig.) das ist, wie wenn ein Blinder einen Lahmen [spazieren]führt

be blinded — (accidentally) das Augenlicht verlieren

blind somebody with science — jemanden mit großen Worten beeindrucken

blind faith (in sth) — blindes Vertrauen (in etw acc )

he hasn't done a blind bit of work — er hat keinen Strich or Schlag getan (inf)

but he didn't take a blind bit of notice — aber er hat sich nicht die Spur darum gekümmert (inf)

the war-blinded — die Kriegsblinden pl

it's the blind leading the blind (fig) — das hieße, einen Lahmen einen Blinden führen lassen

as blind as a bat — stockblind (ugs.)

go or become blind — blind werden

turn a blind eye [to something] — (fig.) [bei etwas] ein Auge zudrücken

blind landing/flying — Blindlandung, die/Blindflug, der

blind drunk — stockbetrunken (ugs.)

it's [a case of] the blind leading the blind — (fig.) das ist, wie wenn ein Blinder einen Lahmen [spazieren]führt

be blinded — (accidentally) das Augenlicht verlieren

¿qué pasa? — what's happening?, what's going on?, what's up?; [como saludo] how's things? *

¿qué pasa contigo? — what's up with you?; [como saludo] * how's it going? *

• [lo que] pasa es que... — well, you see..., the thing is that...

• la foto fue pasando de mano en [mano] — the photo was passed around

¡pase! — come in!; [cediendo el paso] after you!

• [hacer] pasar a algn — to show sb in

ya ha pasado el tren de las cinco — (=sin hacer parada) the five o'clock train has already gone by; (=haciendo parada) the five o'clock train has already been and gone

• pasar [de largo] — to go {o} pass by

• pasar [por], el autobús pasa por delante de nuestra casa — the bus goes past our house

• tengo que pasar [por] el banco — I've got to go to the bank

• pasar a [ser] — to become

• [hacerse] pasar por — to pass o.s. off as

• yo de [ahí] no paso — that's as far as I'm prepared to go

• de [ésta] no pasa — this is the very last time

• de [hoy] no pasa que le escriba — I'll write to him this very day

• pasar [de] algo/algn, yo paso de política — I'm not into politics

• pasar algo a [limpio] — to make a neat {o} fair {o} clean copy of sth

• pasar algo a [máquina] — to type sth up

te paso con Pedro — [al mismo teléfono] I'll put you on to Pedro; [a distinto teléfono] I'll put you through to Pedro

• pasa [consulta] {o} [visita] a unas 700 personas diarias — he sees 700 patients a day

• pasar algo por [alto] — to overlook sth