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1 to fly a flag
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2 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.) voar2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) fugir3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) voar•- 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
- send flying* * *fly1[flai] n 1 Zool mosca vulgar ou doméstica. 2 qualquer inseto díptero. 3 qualquer inseto de asas transparentes como a efeméride. 4 anzol dissimulado por penas. he wouldn’t hurt a fly ele não é capaz de fazer mal a uma mosca, ele é muito bom e gentil. there are no flies on him ele não é bobo e não se deixa enganar. to break a fly on the wheel arrombar portas abertas. to die/ drop like flies morrer como moscas. to find a fly in the ointment fig achar cabelo na sopa, procurar pêlo em casca de ovo.————————fly2[flai] n (pl flies) 1 pestana de braguilha. 2 aba que cobre a entrada de uma barraca. 3 cabriolé, carruagem leve, carruagem de aluguel. 4 Amer, Sport no beisebol, bola rebatida no ar. 5 pêndulo, volante de um relógio. 6 Mech volante. 7 a parte da grimpa que mostra a direção do vento. 8 comprimento ou borda exterior da bandeira. 9 vôo, trajetória. 10 Theat bambolina. 11 braguilha. • vt+vi (ps flew, pp flown) 1 voar, esvoaçar, mover-se no ar por meio de asas. 2 flutuar, ondear, drapejar, agitar-se no ar, pairar. 3 fazer voar, arvorar, hastear, desfraldar (bandeira), soltar. 4 voar, viajar pelo ar, mover-se no ar por meio de aeroplanos. 5 voar sobre, atravessar voando. he flew the ocean / ele atravessou o oceano em avião. 6 dirigir, pilotar (avião). he flies an aeroplane / ele pilota um aeroplano. 7 transportar pelo ar. 8 pular, saltar, galgar, voar, correr, passar velozmente, decorrer rapidamente (o tempo), precipitar-se, lançar-se. 9 fugir, escapar-se, desaparecer rapidamente, voar, fugir de, esquivar, evitar. he will have to fly the country / ele terá de evitar a pátria. I must fly the danger / tenho de escapar deste perigo. 10 Sport rebater a bola no ar, no beisebol. 11 caçar com falcão. he flew a hawk / ele caçou com falcão. fly me a line! coll mande-me umas linhas! in the fly no vôo, em movimento, sem se deter. on the fly ainda durante o vôo, antes de cair. she flew out at me ela acometeu-me com injúrias. to fly about mudar o vento com freqüência. to fly abroad voar, divulgar-se. to fly a flag hastear uma bandeira. to fly a kite soltar um papagaio, sl emitir uma letra de favor, fig lançar um balão de ensaio, ver de que lado sopra o vento. to fly around esvoaçar, adejar de um lado para o outro. to fly at/ upon lançar-se sobre, acometer, atacar violentamente. to fly away fugir, escapar. to fly by instruments voar por instrumentos. to fly from fugir de. to fly high ter ambições. to fly in the face of insultar alguém. to fly into a passion encolerizar-se. to fly into raptures extasiar-se. to fly off soltar-se. to fly off the handle perder as estribeiras. to fly open abrir-se de repente (a porta). to fly out encolerizar-se, enfurecer-se, perder as estribeiras, rebentar, voar em estilhaços, partir-se em pedaços. to fly to arms correr às armas. to fly to pieces estilhaçar-se. to let fly atirar, disparar, fazer fogo.
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