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  • 1 moth

    moƟ
    plural - moths; noun
    1) (any of a large number of insects, rather like butterflies but with wider bodies, seen mostly at night and attracted by light.) nattsvermer
    2) (a clothes moth: The moths have been at my evening dress.) møll
    •
    - mothball
    - moth-eaten
    møll
    subst. \/mɒθ\/
    nattsommerfugl (eldre betegnelse), forklaring: nattaktiv sommerfugl
    2) ( også clothes moth) møll
    like a moth to the flame som en møll mot lyset
    where moth and rust doth corrupt ( bibelsk) hvor møll og rust fortærer

    English-Norwegian dictionary > moth

  • 2 moth

    noun
    Nachtfalter, der; (in clothes) Motte, die
    * * *
    [moƟ]
    plural - moths; noun
    1) (any of a large number of insects, rather like butterflies but with wider bodies, seen mostly at night and attracted by light.) der Nachtfalter
    2) (a clothes moth: The moths have been at my evening dress.) die Motte
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    - academic.ru/13586/clothes_moth">clothes moth
    - mothball
    - moth-eaten
    * * *
    [mɒθ, AM mɑ:θ]
    n Motte f, Nachtfalter m
    * * *
    [mɒɵ]
    n
    Nachtfalter m; (wool-eating) Motte f
    * * *
    moth [mɒθ] s ZOOL
    1. pl moths Nachtfalter m
    2. pl moths, besonders koll moth (Kleider)Motte f
    * * *
    noun
    Nachtfalter, der; (in clothes) Motte, die
    * * *
    n.
    Falter - m.
    Motte -n f.

    English-german dictionary > moth

  • 3 fly

    1. I
    a bird (an insect, a moth, an aeroplane, an airship, a spaceship, etc.) flies птица и т. д. летает; when man learnt to fly когда человек научился летать; when bullets fly когда свистят пули; how did you get here? fly I flew как Вы сюда добрались? fly Самолетом
    2)
    flags (banners, etc.) fly флаги и т. д. развеваются; with flags flying а) с реющими знаменами; б) победоносно
    3)
    coll. it is getting late, I must fly уже поздно, я должен бежать /лететь/; how time flies! как летит /мчится/ врёмя!
    2. II
    fly in some manner fly fast (high, low, far. downward. with great speed, etc.) летать быстро и т. д., they flew nonstop они летели без посадок, они совершили беспосадочный перелет; fly to some place fly home (south, east, etc.) лететь домой и т. д., sparks fly upward искры летят вверх
    3. III
    1) fly smth., smb. fly an airship (an aeroplane, a helicopter, a spaceship, etc.) веста /пилотировать/ самолет и т. д., he was the first man to fly that type of aircraft он первым летал на самолете такого типа; fly goods (passengers, etc.) перевозить самолетом /по воздуху товары и т.д., fly pigeons гонять голубей; fly a kite запускать змея
    2) fly smth. (past и past participle fled) fly the country бежать из страны; fly a peril спасаться бегством от опасности
    4. IV
    fly smb., smth. at some time how many passengers does this airline fly weekly? сколько пассажиров перевозит эта авиалиния за неделю?; he flies great distances every month он каждый месяц совершает большие перелеты
    5. XI
    be flown to some place 5000 passengers were flown to Paris в Париж перевезли /переправили/ по воздуху пять тысяч пассажиров; be flown by smb. they are to be flown by the Aeroflot from Moscow to Berlin Аэрофлот перевезет их /доставит их по воздуху/ из Москвы в Берлин
    6. XIII
    fly to do smth. fly to meet smb. (to greet them, etc.) спешить /мчаться, лететь/ навстречу кому-л. и т. д.
    7. XV
    fly to some state fly high летать высоко /на большой высоте/; fly low летать низко || fly open распахиваться, открываться; he pressed the knob and the lid flew open он нажал на кнопку, и крышка. сразу открылась
    8. XVI
    1) fly in /through/ (otter, from, etc.) smth. fly in /through/ the air летать по воздуху; fly over hills and fields (over the mountains, over a city, etc.) летать над горами и полями и т. д. fly to the south лететь на юг; fly across the sea (across the ocean, across the Atlantic, etc.) летать через море и т. д., fly across the country from coast to coast пролететь над всей страной от побережья до побережья: the airship flew to Paris самолет.летел в Париж; the ambassador flew from London to Paris посол летел из Лондона в Париж самолетом; the damaged aircraft was flying on only one engine поврежденный самолет летел только на одном моторе; insects fly to the flame насекомые летят на свет; fly at smth. fly at an altitude of 1000 metres летать на высоте в тысячу метров; fly at the speed of... лететь со скоростью...
    2) fly into (out of, from, to, over, etc.) smth. fly into a room влететь в комнату; fly out of the house броситься [вон] из дома; his remarks sent her flying from the room от его замечаний она нулей вылетела из комнаты; fly to smb.'s arms броситься в чьи-л. объятия; fly to their rescue (to the boy's help, etc.) броситься им на помощь и т. д., the ship was flying before the wind гонимый ветром корабль летел на всех парусах the train flew past the station поезд промчался мимо станции; he flew over the fence at a bound он одним прыжком перемахнул через забор; fly at smth. they flew at his approach при его приближении они бросились бежать; fly at smb., smth. ' at an enemy (at a stranger, at a tramp, at a burglar, at each other, etc.) набрасываться на врага и т. д., fly at smb.'s throat вцепиться кому-л. в глотку; she flew at me like a wild cat она кинулась на меня, как дикая кошка
    3) fly from smb., smth. fly from the pursuers (from the master, from smb.'s home, from the heat of the plains, from the cold of the north, from boredom, etc.) убегать /спасаться бегством/ от преследователей и т. д.; the thief was flying from justice вор бежал /скрывался/ oт правосудия; fly for smth. fly for refuge бежать в поисках убежища; you must fly for safety! чтобы спастись, ты должен бежать!
    4) fly over (on, from, in, etc.) smth. flags were flying all over the town no всему городу развевались флаги; flags were flying on /from/ every mast на всех мачтах реяли вымпелы; loose pieces of paper were flying in the air в воздухе носились /кружились/ обрывки бумаги; dust was flying in clouds пыль носилась тучами; her hair was flying in the wind ее волосы развевались на ветру
    5) fly into a state fly into a rage /into a fit, into a passion/ впадать в ярость, разразиться гневом; she flew into a temper она вспылила; she flew into raptures over the baby при виде ребенка ее охватил необычайный восторг
    9. XIX1
    fly like smth. fly like lightning лететь /пролетать/ стрелой
    10. XXI1
    1) fly smb., smth. to some place fly passengers (goods, etc.) to Paris самолетом /по воздуху/ перевозить /перебрасывать/ пассажиров и т. д. в Париж
    2) fly smth. from (over, on, etc.) smth. fly a flag from a building (on a mast, over the tower, etc.) вывешивать флаг на здании и т. д.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > fly

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