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I noun1) (flying) Flug, der3)flight [of stairs or steps] — Treppe, die
4) (flock of birds) Schwarm, der5) (Air Force) ≈ Staffel, dieII nounin the first or top flight — (fig.) in der Spitzengruppe
(fleeing) Flucht, dietake [to] flight — die Flucht ergreifen
* * *I noun1) (act of flying: the flight of a bird.) der Flug2) (a journey in a plane: How long is the flight to New York?) der Flug3) (a number of steps or stairs: A flight of steps.) die Treppe4) (a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air: a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.) der Schwarm•- academic.ru/28048/flighty">flighty- flight deck
- in flight See also:- fly 2II noun(the act of fleeing or running away from an enemy, danger etc: The general regarded the flight of his army as a disgrace.) die Flucht* * *flight1[flaɪt]nto take \flight auffliegenin \flight im Fluga \flight of five hours ein fünfstündiger Flugwe were booked on the same \flight wir hatten denselben Flug gebuchtlong-distance \flight Langstreckenflug mspace \flight Weltraumflug mto call a \flight einen Flug aufrufen4. + sing/pl vb (group) of birds Schwarm m, Schar f geh; of migrating birds [Vogel]zug m; of aircraft [Flieger]staffel f; of insects Schwarm ma \flight of geese eine Gänseschara \flight of swallows ein Schwalbenschwarm mto be in the first [or top] \flight ( fig) zur ersten Garnitur [o Spitze] gehörenshe's in the top \flight of actresses sie gehört mit zu den Spitzenschauspielerinnen5. (series)a \flight [of stairs] eine [geradläufige] Treppewe live three \flights up wir wohnen drei Treppen hocha \flight of hurdles eine Hürdenreihea \flight of fancy ein geistiger Höhenflug; (imaginative idea) ein kühner Gedanke, eine tolle Idee fam; (crazy idea) eine Schnapsidee a. hum famflight2[flaɪt]n Flucht f\flight of investment Kapitalflucht f\flight of funds Kapitalflucht fto be in full \flight mitten auf der Flucht seinto put sb to \flight jdn in die Flucht schlagento take [to] \flight ( dated) die Flucht ergreifen* * *I [flaɪt]n1) Flug mto take flight (bird) — davonfliegen, auffliegen
the principles of flight —
I'm getting the next flight to Glasgow — ich nehme den nächsten Flug or das nächste Flugzeug nach Glasgow
3) (of imagination) Höhenflug m4)he lives six flights up — er wohnt sechs Treppen hoch
IIa flight of hurdles —
nFlucht fthe flight of capital abroad — die Kapitalflucht ins Ausland
to be in full flight — Hals über Kopf auf der Flucht sein; (fig) auf Hochtouren sein
* * *flight1 [flaıt] s1. Flug m, Fliegen n:in flight im Flug;the aircraft had to be refuel(l)ed in flight musste in der Luft aufgetankt werden2. FLUG Flug m, Luftreise f3. Flug(strecke) m(f)4. Schwarm m (Vögel oder Insekten), Flug m, Schar f (Vögel):in the first flight fig in vorderster Front5. FLUG, MILa) Schwarm m (4 Flugzeuge)b) Kette f (3 Flugzeuge)6. Flug m, Dahinsausen n (eines Geschosses etc)7. (Geschoss-, Pfeil- etc) Hagel m:8. (Gedanken- etc) Flug m, Schwung m:soaring flights of intellect geistige Höhenflügea) Treppenlauf n,b) geradläufige Treppenflucht,c) Treppe f:she lives two flights up sie wohnt zwei Treppen hoch11. fig Flug m, Verfliegen n:13. Steuerfeder f (eines [Wurf]Pfeils)flight2 [flaıt] s Flucht f:in his flight auf seiner Flucht;put to flight in die Flucht schlagen;take (to) flight die Flucht ergreifen;flight of capital WIRTSCH Kapitalflucht* * *I noun1) (flying) Flug, der3)flight [of stairs or steps] — Treppe, die
4) (flock of birds) Schwarm, der5) (Air Force) ≈ Staffel, dieII nounin the first or top flight — (fig.) in der Spitzengruppe
(fleeing) Flucht, dietake [to] flight — die Flucht ergreifen
* * *n.Flucht -en f.Flug ¨-e m.
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flight — W2S3 [flaıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(travel)¦ 2¦(flying)¦ 3¦(movement through air)¦ 4¦(stairs)¦ 5¦(escape)¦ 6 flight of fancy/imagination/fantasy 7¦(birds)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: flyht] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
flight — [ flaıt ] noun *** ▸ 1 moving through air ▸ 2 trip through air/space ▸ 3 (bird) movement in air ▸ 4 an attempt to escape ▸ 5 set of stairs ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount the act or process of moving through the air, or the ability to move through the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flight — noun 1 trip by air; plane making a flight ADJECTIVE ▪ round trip (AmE) ▪ The first prize is a round trip flight to Rio. ▪ inbound, return ▪ The return flight was held up by six hours … Collocations dictionary
flight — /flaIt/ noun 1 TRAVEL (C) a journey in a plane or space vehicle: It s an hour s flight to Paris from here. 2 PLANE (C) a plane making a particular journey: TWA Flight 284 | call a flight (=tell people the plane is ready to leave): I ve got to run … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flight — [[t]fla͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ flights 1) N COUNT A flight is a journey made by flying, usually in an aeroplane. The flight will take four hours. 2) N COUNT: also N num You can refer to an aeroplane carrying passengers on a particular journey as a particular … English dictionary
flight */*/*/ — UK [flaɪt] / US noun Word forms flight : singular flight plural flights 1) a) [countable] a journey through air or space in a vehicle such as a plane My flight has been delayed. flight to/from: The flight from New York to Heathrow took about 8… … English dictionary
Flight 714 — Graphicnovelbox| englishtitle=Flight 714 foreigntitle=Vol 714 pour Sydney caption=Cover of the old English edition, using its former title publisher=Casterman date=1968 series= The Adventures of Tintin (Les aventures de Tintin)… … Wikipedia
flight*/*/*/ — [flaɪt] noun 1) [C] a journey in a plane My flight has been delayed.[/ex] The flight from New York to Heathrow took about 5 hours.[/ex] 2) [U] the process of moving through the air, or the ability to move through the air a flock of geese in… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
flight — I. /flaɪt / (say fluyt) noun 1. the act, manner, or power of flying. 2. the distance covered or the course pursued by a flying object. 3. a number of beings or things flying or passing through the air together: a flight of swallows. 4. a journey… …
flight — [OE] English has two distinct, etymologically unrelated words flight. One, ‘flying’, comes from a prehistoric West Germanic *flukhtiz, a derivative of the same base as produced fly (the sense ‘series of stairs’, which developed in the 18th… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
flight — [OE] English has two distinct, etymologically unrelated words flight. One, ‘flying’, comes from a prehistoric West Germanic *flukhtiz, a derivative of the same base as produced fly (the sense ‘series of stairs’, which developed in the 18th… … Word origins