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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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