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1 fly
A n2 ( of trousers) = flies 1 ;C adj ○1 US chic ;2 GB ( clever) malin.1 ( operate) piloter [aircraft, spacecraft, balloon] ; faire voler [model aircraft, kite] ; the pilot flew the plane to… le pilote a emmené l'avion jusqu'à… ; to fly sth to the moon piloter qch jusqu'à la lune ;2 ( transport by air) emmener [qn] par avion [person] ; transporter [qch/qn] par avion [animal, wounded, supplies, food] ; we will fly you to New York for £150 nous vous emmènerons à New York (en avion) pour 150 livres sterling ; to fly troops/food out to the scene acheminer des troupes/des vivres sur les lieux par avion ;3 ( cross by air) traverser [qch] en avion [Atlantic, Channel] ;4 ( cover by air) [bird, aircraft, spacecraft] parcourir [distance] ; I fly over 10,000 km a year ( as passenger) je vole plus de 10 000 km par an ; ( as pilot) je fais plus de 10 000 km par an ;5 ( display) [ship] arborer [flag, ensign, colours] ; [organization, person] agiter [flag] ; the embassy was flying the German flag le drapeau allemand flottait sur l'ambassade ;1 [bird, insect, aircraft, rocket, balloon, kite] voler (from de ; to à) ; to fly north/south voler vers le nord/vers le sud ; to fly over ou across sth survoler qch ; to fly past ou over(head) passer dans le ciel ; a swan flew past the window un cygne est passé devant la fenêtre (en volant) ; to fly into a cage entrer dans une cage (en volant) ; to fly into a tree percuter un arbre (en vol) ; to fly into Gatwick atterrir à Gatwick ; the bird flew down and ate the bread l'oiseau s'est abattu sur le pain et l'a mangé ; there's a mosquito flying around il y a un moustique ; rumours were flying (around) des bruits circulaient ;2 [passenger] voyager en avion, prendre l'avion ; [pilot] piloter, voler ; to fly from Orly partir d'Orly ; to fly from Rome to Athens aller de Rome à Athènes en avion ; to fly in Concorde prendre le Concorde ; she flew to Madrid in a helicopter elle est allée à Madrid en hélicoptère ; we fly to Boston twice a day [airline] nous avons deux vols par jour pour Boston ; to fly over ou across sth survoler [Alps, Paris, Atlantic] ; to fly out to s'envoler pour ; to fly home rentrer en avion ; to fly around the world faire le tour du monde en avion ;3 ( be propelled) [bullet, glass, sparks, insults, threats] voler ; to fly over the wall/across the room/into the room voler par-dessus le mur/à travers la pièce/dans la pièce ; a splinter flew into his eye il a reçu une écharde dans l'œil ; to fly in all directions voler dans toutes les directions ; to fly off s'envoler ; to fly open s'ouvrir brusquement ; to go flying ○ [person] faire un vol plané ; [object, objects] valdinguer ○ ; to send sb flying ○ jeter qn sur le carreau ○ ; to send sth flying ○ envoyer valdinguer ○ qch ; to fly at sb sauter sur qn ; to fly into a rage ou temper fig se mettre en colère ; to fly into a panic fig paniquer, s'affoler ;4 (rush, hurry) I must fly! il faut que je file ○ ! ; to fly past/in/out etc passer/entrer/sortir etc en trombe ○ ;5 ( go quickly) ( also fly past, fly by) [time, holidays] passer vite, filer ○ ; time flies when you're having fun! le temps passe vite quand on s'amuse! ;to drop/die like flies tomber/mourir comme des mouches ; he wouldn't hurt ou harm a fly il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche ; there are no flies on her elle n'est pas née de la dernière pluie ; to fly in the face of ( defy) défier [authority, danger, tradition] ; ( contradict) être en contradiction flagrante avec [evidence, proof] ; to let fly (with) lit tirer [arrow, hail of bullets] ; to let fly a stream of abuse lancer un flot d'injures ; to let fly at sb s'en prendre à qn ; he really let fly il a piqué une crise terrible.■ fly in:▶ fly [sth/sb] in, fly in [sth/sb] acheminer [qch] par avion [food, supplies] ; to have sb/sth flown in faire venir qn/qch par avion.■ fly off [bird, insect] s'envoler. -
2 fly
fly [flaɪ]1. nouna. ( = insect) mouche fb. (on trousers) braguette f2. adjective( = astute) rusé• how did you get here? -- I flew comment es-tu venu ? -- en avion• to fly away [bird] s'envolerb. [time] passer vite• it's late, I must fly! il est tard, il faut que je me sauve !c. [flag] flotter5. compounds► fly-by-night noun ( = irresponsible person) tout-fou (inf) m ; ( = decamping debtor) débiteur m, - trice f qui déménage à la cloche de bois (inf) adjective [person] tout-fou (inf) inv ; [firm, operation] véreux* * *[flaɪ] 1.1) Zoology mouche f2) ( of flag) ( outer edge) bord m flottant3) GB History ( carriage) fiacre m2.flies plural noun1) ( of trousers) braguette f2) Theatre cintres mpl3.(colloq) adjective1) US chic2) GB ( clever) malin4.1) ( operate) piloter [aircraft, balloon]; faire voler [model aircraft, kite]the pilot flew the plane to... — le pilote a emmené l'avion jusqu'à...
2) ( transport by air) emmener [quelqu'un] par avion [person]; transporter [quelque chose/quelqu'un] par avion [wounded, supplies]3) ( cross by air) traverser [quelque chose] en avion [Atlantic]4) ( cover by air) [bird, aircraft] parcourir [distance]I fly over 10,000 km a year — [passenger] je vole plus de 10000 km par an; [pilot] je fais plus de 10000 km par an
5) ( display) [ship] arborer [flag]5.1) [bird, insect, aircraft, kite] voler ( from de; to à)to fly over ou across something — survoler quelque chose
2) [passenger] voyager en avion, prendre l'avion; [pilot] piloter, volerwe fly to Boston twice a day — [airline] nous avons deux vols par jour pour Boston
3) ( be propelled) [bullet, glass, sparks, insults] volerto go flying — (colloq) [person] faire un vol plané; [object] valdinguer (colloq)
to send somebody flying — (colloq) jeter quelqu'un sur le carreau (colloq)
to fly into a rage — fig se mettre en colère
4) (rush, hurry)I must fly! — il faut que je file! (colloq)
to fly past/in — passer/entrer en trombe (colloq)
6) (flutter, wave) [flag, scarf, hair] flotter•Phrasal Verbs:- fly away- fly in••to fly in the face of — ( defy) défier [authority, danger, tradition]; ( contradict) être en contradiction flagrante avec [evidence]
to let fly (with) — lit tirer [arrow etc]; lancer [stream of abuse]
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