pesca a mosca

Ex: This is far from traditional fly fishing and some anglers will throw their arms up in horror but others will love it.

mosca artificial — [en pesca] fly

mosca muerta — = mosquita

no se oía ni una mosca — you could have heard a pin drop (colloq)

caer como moscas — to drop o fall like flies

es incapaz de matar una mosca — she wouldn't harm o hurt a fly

estar con la mosca en or detrás de la oreja — to be wary, be on one's guard

papar moscas — (fam) to mooch around (colloq)

por si las moscas — (fam) just in case (colloq)

¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? — (fam) what's got into o what's up with you/him? (colloq)

sentirse como mosca en leche — (Andes fam) to feel like a fish out of water

venir or acudir como moscas — to swarm round like flies; ver tb mosquita

afloja la mosca — cough up (colloq)

no se oía ni una mosca — you could have heard a pin drop (colloq)

caer como moscas — to drop o fall like flies

es incapaz de matar una mosca — she wouldn't harm o hurt a fly

estar con la mosca en or detrás de la oreja — to be wary, be on one's guard

papar moscas — (fam) to mooch around (colloq)

por si las moscas — (fam) just in case (colloq)

¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? — (fam) what's got into o what's up with you/him? (colloq)

sentirse como mosca en leche — (Andes fam) to feel like a fish out of water

venir or acudir como moscas — to swarm round like flies; ver tb mosquita

afloja la mosca — cough up (colloq)

Ex: From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's Fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.

andar a la pesca de — (fig) to fish for, angle for

ir or salir de pesca — to go fishing

y toda la pesca — (fam & hum)

la madre, la prima y toda la pesca — her mother, her cousin, the whole lot o (AmE) bunch

ir or salir de pesca — to go fishing

y toda la pesca — (fam & hum)

la madre, la prima y toda la pesca — her mother, her cousin, the whole lot o (AmE) bunch

Ex: The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.

lo ha pescado la policía — he's been caught o nabbed * by the police

viene a pescar un marido — she's come to get o bag * a husband

así pescarás una pulmonía — you'll catch your death if you go out like that (colloq)

lo pescaron robando — they caught him red-handed (as he was stealing something)

así pescarás una pulmonía — you'll catch your death if you go out like that (colloq)

lo pescaron robando — they caught him red-handed (as he was stealing something)

Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.

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

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