I really must fly

the only fly in the ointment — (fig.) der einzige Haken [bei der Sache] (ugs.)

he wouldn't hurt a fly — (fig.) er kann keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun

[there are] no flies on him — (fig. coll.) ihm kann man nichts vormachen (ugs.)

fly about/away or off — umher-/weg- od. davonfliegen

rumours are flying about — (fig.) es gehen Gerüchte um

knock or send somebody/something flying — jemanden/etwas umstoßen

fly into a temper or rage — einen Wutanfall bekommen

fly [by or past] — wie im Fluge vergehen

how time flies!, doesn't time fly! — wie die Zeit vergeht!

fly at somebody — (lit. or fig.) über jemanden herfallen

let fly — zuschlagen; (fig.): (use strong language) losschimpfen

let fly with — abschießen [Pfeil, Rakete, Gewehr]; werfen [Stein]

I really must fly — (coll.) jetzt muss ich aber schnell los

fly Concorde/Lufthansa — mit der Concorde/mit Lufthansa fliegen

small retailers are dropping like flies — kleine Einzelhändler gehen massenweise ein (inf)

that's the only fly in the ointment (inf) — das ist das einzige Haar in der Suppe

there are no flies on him ( Brit inf ) — ihn legt man nicht so leicht rein (inf)

I'm already late, I must fly — ich bin schon spät dran, ich muss jetzt wirklich sausen (inf)

to fly to sb's side — an jds Seite eilen

to fly at sb (inf) —

he really let fly — er legte kräftig los; (verbally also) er zog kräftig vom Leder

to knock or send sb/sth flying — jdn/etw umschmeißen (inf) or umwerfen

he sent the ball flying over the wall — er schleuderte or schmiss (inf) den Ball über die Mauer

to go flying (person) — hinfallen; (object) runterfallen

to fly in the face of reason (person, organization) — sich über jede Vernunft hinwegsetzen; (idea, theory etc) jeder Vernunft entbehren

to fly for one's life — um sein Leben laufen/fahren etc

to fly the country — aus dem Land flüchten

the only fly in the ointment — (fig.) der einzige Haken [bei der Sache] (ugs.)

he wouldn't hurt a fly — (fig.) er kann keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun

[there are] no flies on him — (fig. coll.) ihm kann man nichts vormachen (ugs.)

fly about/away or off — umher-/weg- od. davonfliegen

rumours are flying about — (fig.) es gehen Gerüchte um

knock or send somebody/something flying — jemanden/etwas umstoßen

fly into a temper or rage — einen Wutanfall bekommen

fly [by or past] — wie im Fluge vergehen

fly at somebody — (lit. or fig.) über jemanden herfallen

let fly — zuschlagen; (fig.): (use strong language) losschimpfen

let fly with — abschießen [Pfeil, Rakete, Gewehr]; werfen [Stein]

I really must fly — (coll.) jetzt muss ich aber schnell los

to fly from Heathrow — decollare o partire da Heathrow

we fly to Boston twice a day — [ airline] ci sono due voli giornalieri per Boston

to go flying — colloq. [person, object] fare un volo

to send sb. flying — colloq. mandare qcn. a gambe all'aria

to fly past — passare o superare a tutta velocità

to fly in the face of — (defy) sfidare [authority, danger]; (contradict) essere in palese contraddizione con [ evidence]

to let fly (with) — scoccare [ arrow]; scaricare [ hail of bullets]; rovesciare [ stream of abuse]

to let fly at sb. — scagliarsi contro o attaccare qcn

to fly from Heathrow — decollare o partire da Heathrow

we fly to Boston twice a day — [ airline] ci sono due voli giornalieri per Boston

to go flying — colloq. [person, object] fare un volo

to send sb. flying — colloq. mandare qcn. a gambe all'aria

to fly past — passare o superare a tutta velocità

to fly in the face of — (defy) sfidare [authority, danger]; (contradict) essere in palese contraddizione con [ evidence]

to let fly (with) — scoccare [ arrow]; scaricare [ hail of bullets]; rovesciare [ stream of abuse]

to let fly at sb. — scagliarsi contro o attaccare qcn

he/she wouldn't hurt a fly — es incapaz de matar una mosca

the fly in the ointment — el único problema, la única pega (Esp fam)

there are no flies on her/him — no tiene un pelo de tonta/tonto

to be a fly on the wall: I'd like to have been a fly on the wall when he told her me habría gustado estar allí or ver su reacción cuando se lo dijo; to die/drop like flies — morir*/caer* como moscas

fly fishing — pesca f con mosca

to fly in — llegar* ( en avión)

to fly out — salir* ( en avión)

we fly on to Denver tomorrow — mañana volamos a or salimos en avión para Denver

I tripped and went flying — tropecé y salí volando or disparado

to let fly at somebody — emprenderla or arremeter contra alguien

to make the feathers o fur o sparks fly — armar un gran lío (fam)

the ship was flying the Panamanian flag — el barco llevaba bandera panameña or pabellón panameño

fly button N — botón m de la bragueta

fly spray N — (espray) m matamoscas m inv

• to fly into Gatwick airport — llegar (en avión) al aeropuerto de Gatwick

• the plane flew over London — el avión sobrevoló Londres

to learn to fly — aprender a pilotar un avión or a volar

to fly blind — (lit) volar a ciegas or guiándose solo por los instrumentos; (fig) ir a ciegas

• to go flying, the vase went flying — el jarrón salió por los aires or salió volando

• to let fly — (fig) (verbally) empezar a despotricar; (physically) empezar a repartir golpes or tortazos; (Ftbl) (=shoot) disparar

to let fly at sb — (verbally) empezar a despotricar contra algn, arremeter contra algn; (physically) arremeter contra algn, empezar a dar golpes or tortazos a algn

• the door flew open — la puerta se abrío de golpe

• he/the ball came flying past me — él/la pelota pasó volando junto a mí

• to fly into a rage — montar en cólera

• the blow sent him flying — el golpe hizo que saliera despedido

I must fly! — ¡me voy volando or corriendo!, ¡me tengo que ir volando or corriendo!

she flew upstairs to look for it — subió volando or a toda prisa a buscarlo

to fly to sb's aid or assistance — ir volando a socorrer a algn

• to fly at sb — (physically) lanzarse sobre algn, arremeter contra algn; (fig) ponerse furioso con algn

the dog flew at him and bit him — el perro se lanzó or se abalanzó sobre él y le mordió

• the years flew by — los años pasaron volando

he/she wouldn't hurt a fly — es incapaz de matar una mosca

the fly in the ointment — el único problema, la única pega (Esp fam)

there are no flies on her/him — no tiene un pelo de tonta/tonto

to be a fly on the wall: I'd like to have been a fly on the wall when he told her me habría gustado estar allí or ver su reacción cuando se lo dijo; to die/drop like flies — morir*/caer* como moscas

fly fishing — pesca f con mosca

to fly in — llegar* ( en avión)

to fly out — salir* ( en avión)

we fly on to Denver tomorrow — mañana volamos a or salimos en avión para Denver

I tripped and went flying — tropecé y salí volando or disparado

to let fly at somebody — emprenderla or arremeter contra alguien

to make the feathers o fur o sparks fly — armar un gran lío (fam)

the ship was flying the Panamanian flag — el barco llevaba bandera panameña or pabellón panameño

nunca he volado en helicóptero — I've never flown in o been in a helicopter

• echar a volar — [+ pájaro] to set free, let go; [+ globo, cometa] to fly

• echarse a volar — [pájaro] (por primera vez) to (begin to) fly; (=levantar el vuelo) to take off

• volar en globo — to balloon

• dejar volar la imaginación — to let one's imagination run riot

• hacer volar algo en pedazos — to blow sth to pieces o to smithereens

¡voy para allá volando! — I'll be right there! *

me preparó la cena volando — he made my dinner in double-quick time *

hice las maletas volando y me fui — I packed my bags as quick as I could and left *

pasó volando en la moto — he whizzed o sped past on his motorbike

• volar a hacer algo — to rush to do sth

cuando me di cuenta, el bolso ya había volado — before I knew it, the bag was gone o had gone o had disappeared

en una semana volaron las diez botellas — the ten bottles went o disappeared in the space of a week

cuando llegó la policía los ladrones ya habían volado — when the police arrived the robbers had vanished o disappeared

el tabaco parece que vuela en esta casa — cigarettes seem to sprout legs in this house *

las entradas se acaban volando — the tickets sell out very quickly o in no time at all

quedar(se) volando — (Méx fam) asunto/persona to be left up in the air

los bombones volaron — the chocolates vanished o disappeared

a volar: niños, a volar OK you kids, go away o get out of here; toma el dinero y a volar take the money and run; mandar a volar a alguien — (Méx) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

estaba que se volaba de rabia — she was beside herself with rage o anger

las entradas se acaban volando — the tickets sell out very quickly o in no time at all

quedar(se) volando — (Méx fam) asunto/persona to be left up in the air

los bombones volaron — the chocolates vanished o disappeared

a volar: niños, a volar OK you kids, go away o get out of here; toma el dinero y a volar take the money and run; mandar a volar a alguien — (Méx) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

estaba que se volaba de rabia — she was beside herself with rage o anger

Ex: For example, pilots flying on international routes sometimes have problems in understanding weather reports spoken in English but with a heavy local accent.

Ex: By blasting the face of the falls and excavating an underground cavern, the utility company channeled water through pipes to turbines at the base of the falls.