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1 Flying
adj.Flying column ( of an army): P. πρόδρομοι, οἱ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Flying
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2 flying
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3 flying saucer
(a strange flying object thought possibly to come from another planet.) ιπτάμενος δίσκος -
4 flying visit
(a very short, often unexpected, visit: She paid her mother a flying visit.) σύντομη επίσκεψη -
5 get off to a flying start
(to have a very successful beginning: Our new shop has got off to a flying start.) ξεκινώ με επιτυχία -
6 send (someone/something) flying
(to hit or knock someone or something so that he or it falls down or falls backwards: She hit him and sent him flying.) ρίχνω κάτω,σκορπίζω -
7 send (someone/something) flying
(to hit or knock someone or something so that he or it falls down or falls backwards: She hit him and sent him flying.) ρίχνω κάτω,σκορπίζω -
8 unidentified flying object
(often abbreviated to UFO [ju:ef'ou, 'ju:fou]) (an object from outer space, eg a flying saucer.) ούφο, υπτάμενο αντικείμενο άγνωστης ταυτότητας (ΑΤΙΑ) -
9 with flying colours
(with great success: He passed his exam with flying colours.) με μεγάλη επιτυχία -
10 in flight
(flying: Have you seen the geese in flight?) σε πτήση -
11 on the wing
(flying, especially away: The wild geese are on the wing.) στον αέρα -
12 fly
I plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.)2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)•II past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) πετώ,ταξιδεύω με αεροπλάνο2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) δραπετευώ,το βάζω στα πόδια3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) περνώ γρήγορα•- flyer- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
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13 at half mast
((of flags) flying at a position half-way up a mast etc to show that someone of importance has died: The flags are (flying) at half mast.) μεσίστιος -
14 flight
I noun1) (act of flying: the flight of a bird.) πέταγμα2) (a journey in a plane: How long is the flight to New York?) πτήση3) (a number of steps or stairs: A flight of steps.) σκάλα4) (a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air: a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.) σμήνος•- flighty- flight deck
- in flight See also:- fly 2II noun(the act of fleeing or running away from an enemy, danger etc: The general regarded the flight of his army as a disgrace.) φυγή -
15 kite
(a light frame covered with paper or other material, and with string attached, for flying in the air: The children were flying their kites in the park.) χαρταετός -
16 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) χώρισμα σταύλου2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) πάγκος•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) σταματώ,σβήνω ξαφνικά2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) χάνω την ταχύτητα στηρίξεως,στολάρω3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) μου σβήνει η μηχανή2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) απώλεια στηρίξεωςIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) καθυστερώ σκόπιμα,χρονοτριβώ,προσπαθώ να κερδίσω χρόνο -
17 aeronautics
[eərə'no:tiks](the science or practice of flying: Aeronautics is a popular science.) αεροναυτική (επιστήμη) -
18 aeroplane
['eərəplein]((often abbreviated to plane: American airplane) a machine for flying which is heavier than air and has wings.) αεροπλάνο -
19 airborne
adjective (in the air or flying: We were airborne five minutes after boarding the plane; airborne germs.) σε πτήση, στον αέρα -
20 aircraft
plural - aircraft; noun (any of several types of machine for flying in the air: Enemy aircraft have been sighted.) αεροσκάφος
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