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1 volare
fly* * *volare v. intr.1 to fly* (anche fig.): le aquile volano alte, eagles fly high; l'uccello volò via, the bird flew away; il canarino è volato via dalla gabbia, the canary flew out of the cage; gli aerei volavano a bassa quota, the planes were flying low; volare a velocità di crociera, to cruise; volare controvento, to fly into (o against) the wind; il treno, l'auto volava attraverso la campagna, the train, the car sped (o flew) through the countryside; devo volare alla stazione, I must rush (o fly) to the station; la notizia volò per tutto il paese, the news flew through the country // il mio pensiero volava a te, my thoughts flew to you; volò con la memoria agli anni passati, his mind raced (o flew) back to the past years // volare in paradiso, ( morire) to go to heaven // far volare, to blow: il vento mi fece volare via il cappello, the wind blew my hat off3 (di cose leggere, librarsi) to blow*; to be blown: le foglie volavano per il giardino, leaves were blowing across the garden4 (di tempo, passare veloce) to fly* by, to pass quickly: le nostre vacanze sono volate, our holiday flew by; il tempo vola, time flies5 ( essere scagliato) to fly*, to be thrown about: far volare i piatti, to throw plates about; il pallone volò fuori dal campo, the ball flew off the pitch; cominciarono a volare schiaffi, blows began to fly; volarono insulti pesanti durante la lite, unpleasant insults flew about during the argument6 ( precipitare) to fall* off: è volato giù dal terzo piano, he fell from the third floor // accidenti, la tovaglia è volata giù dal balcone!, gosh, the tablecloth has blown off the balcony!* * *[vo'lare]verbo intransitivo (aus. essere, avere)1) (spostarsi nell'aria) [animale, aereo, aquilone] to fly*; (viaggiare in aereo) [ persona] to fly*; (volteggiare nell'aria) [polvere, piuma, foglie] to fly*, to blow* aroundvolare via — [ animale] to fly away o off; [fogli, cappello] to blow away o off
2) (essere lanciato) [pietre, schiaffi, insulti, minacce] to fly*3) (cadere)volare giù dalle scale — to tumble o fall down the stairs
4) (correre, precipitarsi) to rush, to fly*5) (trascorrere velocemente) [ tempo] to fly** * *volare/vo'lare/ [1](aus. essere, avere)1 (spostarsi nell'aria) [animale, aereo, aquilone] to fly*; (viaggiare in aereo) [ persona] to fly*; (volteggiare nell'aria) [polvere, piuma, foglie] to fly*, to blow* around; volare via [ animale] to fly away o off; [fogli, cappello] to blow away o off; volare con la British Airways to fly British Airways2 (essere lanciato) [pietre, schiaffi, insulti, minacce] to fly*3 (cadere) volare giù dalle scale to tumble o fall down the stairs; volare giù dal quarto piano to fall from the fourth floor4 (correre, precipitarsi) to rush, to fly*; volo in farmacia I'll rush to the chemist's -
2 quote latte
(altitudine) altitude, heightdi alta quota — high-altitude attr
prendere/perdere quota Aer — to gain/lose height o altitude
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3 quote latte
(altitudine) altitude, heightdi alta quota — high-altitude attr
prendere/perdere quota Aer — to gain/lose height o altitude
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