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flew
past tense of fly: The birds flew south for the winter.
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flew
(flo͞o)v.
Past tense of fly 1.
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flew
(fluː)vb
the past tense of fly 1
flew
(fluː)n
(Building) a variant spelling of flue 3
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fly1
(flaɪ)v. flew, for 11, 19, flied, flown, fly•ing, v.i.
1. to move through the air using wings.
2. to be carried through the air or through space by any force or agency.
3. to float or flutter in the air: flags flying in the breeze.
4. to travel in an aircraft or spacecraft.
5. to operate an aircraft or spacecraft.
6. to move suddenly and quickly; start unexpectedly: He flew out of the room.
7. to change rapidly and unexpectedly from one state or position to another: to fly into a rage; The door flew open.
8. to flee; escape.
9. to move or pass swiftly: How time flies!
10. to move with an aggressive surge.
11. to bat a fly ball in baseball.
12. Informal. to be acceptable, believable, feasible, or successful: It seemed like a good idea, but it just wouldn't fly.
v.t. 13. to make (something) float or move through the air: to fly a kite.
14. to operate (an aircraft or spacecraft).
15. to hoist aloft, as for display or signaling: to fly a flag.
16. to operate an aircraft or spacecraft over: to fly the Pacific.
17. to transport or convey by air.
18. to escape from; flee.
19.
a. to hang (scenery) above a stage by means of rigging.
b. to raise (scenery) from the stage into the flies.
20. fly at, to attack suddenly; lash out at.
21. fly out, to make an out in baseball by hitting a fly ball that is caught by a player of the opposing team.
n. 22. a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening to conceal a zipper, buttons, or other fasteners.
23. a flap forming the door of a tent.
24. a piece of fabric extending over the ridgepole of a tent and forming an outer roof.
25. an act of flying; flight.
26. the course of a flying object, as a ball.
27. fly ball.
28. a regulating device for chime and striking mechanisms, consisting of an arrangement of vanes on a revolving axis.
29.
a. the horizontal dimension of a flag as flown from a vertical staff.
b. the end of the flag farther from the staff. Compare hoist (def. 6).
30. flies. Also called fly loft. the space above the stage used chiefly for storing scenery and equipment.
Idioms: 1. fly high, to be full of hope or elation.
2. fly in the face or teeth of, to act in brazen defiance of: to fly in the face of tradition.
3. fly off the handle, Informal. to become very angry, esp. without warning.
4. let fly,
a. to hurl or propel (an object).
b. to give free rein to one's anger.
5. on the fly,
a. during flight; while in the air.
b. hurriedly; without pausing.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English flēogan]
fly′a•ble, adj.
fly`a•bil′i•ty, n.
fly2
(flaɪ)n., pl. flies.
1. any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, esp. of the family Muscidae, as the common housefly.
2. any of various winged insects, as the mayfly or firefly.
3. a fishhook dressed with feathers, silk, tinsel, etc., so as to resemble an insect or small fish, for use as a lure or bait.
Idioms: 1. fly in the ointment, something that spoils an otherwise pleasant thing; detriment.
2. fly on the wall, an invisible bystander, secretly watching and listening.
[before 950; Middle English flīe, Old English flēoge, flȳge]
fly′less, adj.
fly3
(flaɪ)adj. Slang.
1. Brit. clever.
2. stylish; fine.
[of uncertain orig.]
Fly
(flaɪ)n.
a river in New Guinea, flowing SE from the central part to the Gulf of Papua, ab. 800 mi. (1290 km) long.
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Translations
fly2
(flai) – past tense flew (fluː) : past participle flown (floun) – verb1. to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane. The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea. vlieg; loods يَطير пилотирам voar letět; řídit let fliegen flyve πετώ, ταξιδεύω με αεροπλάνο volar, pilotar lennutama, lendama پرواز کردن lentää voler, piloter לָעוּף, לָטוּס उड़ाना letjeti, upravljati avionom repül terbang fljúga volare, andare in aeroplano*, pilotare un aeroplano* 飛ぶ 날다 skristi, skraidinti lidot; pilotēt (lidmašīnu) terbang vliegen fly latać, pilotować الوتل voar a zbura; a pilota летать letieť; pilotovať let leteti pilotirati flyga เหาะ; ลอย uçmak 駕駛飛機 літати; перевозити літаком ہوا میں اڑنا یا اڑانا bay 驾驶飞机
2. to run away (from). He flew (the country). vlug; landuit gevlug يَهْرُب бягам fugir utéci (z) fliehen flygte δραπετεύω, το βάζω στα πόδια huir, salir de, abandonar põgenema فرار کردن karata s'enfuir לִברוֹחַ फहराना pobjeći (el)fut melarikan diri flÿja fuggire 逃げる 달아나다 (pa)bėgti, palikti bēgt melarikan diri ontvluchten flykte/fare/løpe fra opuścić, zbiec تښټیدل fugir a fugi (din) удирать ujsť pobegniti pobeći fly หลบหนี kaçmak 逃出 тікати فرار ہو جانا chạy trốn 逃出
3. (of time) to pass quickly. The days flew past. vlieg يمُرُّ بِسُرْعَه излитам voar míjet, ubíhat fliegen flyve περνώ γρήγορα (για χρόνο) volar, pasar volando lendama زود گذشتن rientää filer, passer vite לַחֲלוֹף מָהֵר तेज रफ्तार से जाना juriti, brzo prolaziti rohan lewat geysast, fljúga volare 飛ぶように過ぎる (시간이) 쏜살같이 지나가다 skrieti, lėkti (par laiku) joņot; skriet berlalu pantas vliegen fly mijać, uciekać ژر ژر تيريدل voar a trece repede пролетать plynúť, utekať minevati proleteti flyga ผ่านไปอย่างรวดเร็ว uçar gibi geçmek 飛逝 пролітати جلدی گزرنا (về thời gian) trôi qua rất nhanh 飞逝
ˈflyer, ˈflier noun1. a person who flies an aeroplane etc or is in one. vlieënier طَيّار летец aviador letec der Flieger pilot; flyrejsende αεροπόρος aviador; pasajero lendaja, lendur خلبان lentäjä aviateur/-trice טייס हवाई जहाज का चालक pilot, letač (putnik) pilóta penerbang flugmaður aviatore 飛行家 비행사 lakūnas, lėktuvo keleivis lidotājs penerbang vliegenier flyger, pilot; flypassasjer lotnik هوا باز الوتونكى دماشين يوه برخه چه په ډيره چټكۍ سره څرخى aviador aviator летчик; пассажир letec, -kyňa, cestujúci lietadlom letalec letač flygare นักบิน pilot 飛行員 льотчик ہوائی جہاز میں سفر کرنے والا مسافر phi công; nhà phi hành 飞行员
2. a sheet of paper advertising a product, event etc. handing out flyers to passers-by. strooibiljet وَرَقة دعايَه флайър folheto leták der Flyer brochure; løbeseddel διαφημιστικό φυλλάδιο folleto, flyer flaier آگهی lentolehtinen prospectus עלון विज्ञापन इत्यादि के लिए पुस्तिका letak szórólap, reklám(cédula), röplap selebaran berisi iklan volantino ちらし 전단 reklaminis lapelis reklāmlapiņa risalah folder, brochure løpeseddel, flygeblad ulotka سوډاګرۍ پیغامونه рекламный листок leták letak letak flygblad, reklamblad ใบปลิว el ilânı (廣告)傳單 рекламний листок اشتہاری پرچہ tờ quảng cáo (广告)传单
flying saucer a strange flying object thought possibly to come from another planet. vlieënde piering صَحْن طائِر летяща чиния disco voador létající talíř die fliegende Untertasse flyvende tallerken ιπτάμενος δίσκος platillo volante lendav taldrik بشقاب پرنده lentävä lautanen soucoupe volante צַלַחַת מְעוֹפֶפֶת उड़न तश्तरी leteći tanjur repülő csészealj piring terbang fljúgandi diskur disco volante 空飛ぶ円盤 비행 접시 skraidančioji lėkštė lidojošais šķīvītis piring terbang vliegende schotel flygende tallerken latający talerz بشقاب پرنده disco voador farfurie zburătoare летающая тарелка lietajúci tanier leteči krožnik leteći tanjir flygande tefat ยานอวกาศที่มาจากนอกโลก uçan daire 飛碟 літаюча тарілка دوسرے سیّارے کا تشتری نما خیالی جہاز đĩa bay 飞碟
flying visit a very short, often unexpected, visit. She paid her mother a flying visit. blitsbesoek زيارَه قصيره غَيْر مُتَوَقَّعَه неочаквано гости visita rápida letmá návštěva die Stippvisite fransk visit σύντομη επίσκεψη visita relámpago kiirvisiit دیدار کوتاه و سرزده pikavierailu saut בִּיקוּר חָטוּף कम समय की भेंट brzinski posjet villámlátogatás kunjungan singkat skyndiheimsókn breve visita 短い訪問 황급한 여행 trumpas apsilankymas īslaicīgs apmeklējums kunjungan singkat bliksembezoek fransk visitt, snartur przelotna wizyta لنده کتنه visita rápida vizită scurtă мимолётный визит krátka návšteva kratek obisk kratka poseta snabbvisit, blixtvisit แวะสักพัก kısa ziyaret 倉促訪問 візит «на хвилинку» قصیر ملاقات cuộc thăm viếng trong thời gian rất ngắn hay vội 仓促访问
frequent flyer/flier noun a passenger who flies frequently in the same airline and receives bonuses accordingly. gereelde vlieër مُسافِر مُتَكَرِّر редовен пътник passageiro com programa de fidelidade častý pasažér (na určité letecké lince) der Vielflieger frequent flyer; hyppigt flyvende συχνός επιβάτης συγκεκριμένων αερογραμμών pasajero habitual püsireisija مسافر دائمی lentoyhtiön kanta-asiakas grand voyageur נוֹסֶע מַתמִיד कोई यात्री जो एक ही एयरलाइन से अकसर यात्रा करता है और बोनस पाता है putnik koji cesto putuje istom zrakoplovnom kompanijom i za to ostvaruje bodove törzsutas penumpang tetap socio Ulisse (Alitalia) 航空会社特典顧客メンバー 비행기를 자주 이용하는 고객 nuolatinis lėktuvo keleivis regulārs (lidmašīnas) pasažieris penumpang tetap vaak vliegende klant częsty pasażer دایمی مسافر пассажир, имеющии скидки častý pasažier (na tej istej leteckej linke) osoba koja često leti avionom frekvent [flyg]resenär, bonusresenär ผู้โดยสารที่ได้รางวัลเนื่องจากเดินทางโดยสายการบินเดิมเป็นประจํา devamlı (uçan) müşteri 頻繁搭飛機者 частолітаючий пасажир عموما ہوائی جہاز میں سفر کرنے والا khách hàng quen thuộc 频繁乘飞机者
ˈflyleaf noun a blank page at the beginning or end of a book. skutblad; dekblad وَرَقَه بَيْضاء في أوَّل الكِتاب форзац guarda prázdný krycí list das Vorsetzblatt blankt blad λευκό φύλλο στην αρχή και στο τέλος βιβλίου guarda palgeleht صفحه سفید اول و آخر کتاب esilehti page de garde עַמוּד רֵיק कोरा पन्ना slobodni list podstave (čisti list na pocetku i kraju knjige) előzéklap halaman kosong saurblað risguardo, risvolto 見返し (책의) 앞뒤의 백지 priešlapis balta lapa (grāmatas sākumā vai beigās) halaman kosong schutblad forsatsblad pusta kartka د کتاب لومرنی او اخیرنی تشه پاڼه guarda pagină de gardă форзац vakát prazni list prazne stranice na početku i na kraju knjige försättsblad หน้าเปล่าของหนังสือที่อยู่ด้านหน้าหรือด้านหลัง boş sayfa/yaprak 空白頁 форзац کسی کتاب کی شروعات میں لگا کورا صفحہ tờ để trắng (ở đầu và cuối quyển sách) 空白页
ˈflyover noun a road etc which is built up so as to cross above another. a flyover across the motorway. oorbrug شارِع عُلوي فوق شارع آخَر надлез viaduto nadjezd die Überführung overføring; vejbro ανισόπεδη διασταύρωση ή διάβαση paso superior, paso elevado viadukt مسیر روگذر ylikulkutie viaduc גֶשֶׁר עִילִי सड़क के ऊपर पुल cestovni nadvožnjak felüljáró jalan layang vegbrú cavalcavia 立体交差 고가 도로 viadukas viadukts jambatan viaduct veiovergang, veibru wiadukt لاره viaduto эстакада nadjazd nadvoz nadvožnjak planskild korsning, överfart สะพานลอยที่ให้รถวิ่ง üst geçit 天橋 естакада کسی سڑک کے اوپر سے گزرنے کے لۓ بنائی گئی سڑک cầu bắc qua đường 立交桥
fly in the face of to oppose or defy; to treat with contempt. He flew in the face of danger. trotseer; gevaar trotseer يَتَحَدّى подигравам се desafiar pohrdat, postavit se na odpor trotzen gøre vold på; trodse αψηφώ, περιφρονώ, αντιτάσσομαι burlarse de algo trotsima بر خلاف جریان معمول عمل کردن uhmata lancer un défi à לְהִתנָגד בְּעָלִיל अवमानना या विरोध करना suprotstavljati se, prezirati szembeszáll menantang storka sfidare 〜に反抗する 정면으로 반항하다 nesiskaityti, ignoruoti, nepaisyti izaicināt; izturēties izaicinoši menentang trotseren gjøre vold på; trosse przeczyć, kpić z مخالفت كول desafiar a sfida бросать вызов postaviť sa na odpor kljubovati suprotstaviti trotsa, sätta sig upp mot ปฏิบัติอย่างดูถูก karşı durmak, kafa tutmak 公然反抗 зневажати حکم عدولی کرنا ra mặt chống đối; công khai chống đối 公然反抗
fly into suddenly to get into (a rage, a temper etc). skielik; skielik woedend word; humeur verloor يَثور، يستَشيطُ غضبا изпадам ter um acesso de vyletět, vzplanout ausbrechen fare op; fare i flint ξεσπώ ponerse, tener un acceso/ataque kihvatama از جا در رفتن؛ بر آشفتن joutua jnk valtaan se mettre en לְהִתרַתֵּחַ अचानक गुस्सा होना या आवेश में आना planuti (dühbe) gurul meledak rjúka (upp) montare in 急に〜になる 벌컥 화내다 užsiplieksti saniknoties meradang opvliegen fly i flint, bli rasende wpaść w عصبی کیدل، بی واکه کیدل ter um acesso de a fi cuprins de прийти в (ярость и т.п.) vyletieť razjeziti se uleteti u råka i [raseri], fatta [humör] มีอารมณ์พลุ่งพล่าน kapılmak 突然發作 удатися (в) اچانک کسی حالت میں آنا nổi khùng lên 突然发作
fly off the handle to lose one's temper. vlam vat; woedend word يَغْضَبُ، يَثور، يفقِدُ مِزاجَه побеснявам perder as estribeiras rozzlobit se hochgehen miste besindelsen παραφέρομαι perder los estribos endast välja minema عصبانی شدن menettää malttinsa sortir de ses gonds לְהִתעַצבֵּן अचानक गुस्सा होना izgubiti živce kiborul kehilangan kesabaran missa stjórn á sér, stökkva upp á nef sér perdere la pazienza かっとなる 자제심을 잃다 įsikarščiuoti, nesusivaldyti zaudēt savaldīšanos hilang sabar opstuiven miste besinnelsen, bli hysterisk tracić panowanie nad sobą قاریدل perder as estribeiras a-şi ieşi din fire вспылить vyviesť z miery vzkipeti izgubiti živce bli rasande, brusa upp โกรธจัด parlamak 發脾氣 утрачати самовладання آپا کھو دینا tức giận điên cuồng 发脾气
get off to a flying start to have a very successful beginning. Our new shop has got off to a flying start. vinnig wegspring; met 'n sterk voorsprong begin بِدايَةٌ ناجِحَه започвам отлично ir de vento em popa mít rychlý úspěch einen sehr erfolgreichen Start haben få en flyvende start ξεκινώ με επιτυχία ir viento en popa edukalt alustama آغاز موفق داشتن onnistunut alku prendre un départ en flèche לְהָתְחִיל בְּרֶגֶל יָמִין सफल शुरूआत करना početi vrlo uspješno belendül awal yang sukses byrja vel/prÿðilega partire in quarta 快調にスタートする 순조롭게 출발하다 pradėti eiti kaip iš pypkės būt ar daudzsološu iesākumu permulaan yang berjaya vliegende start få en flygende start ruszyć z kopyta خه پیل لرل ir de vento em poupa a începe în trombă успешно начать mať veľký úspech uspešno začeti dobro startovati få en flygande start เริ่มต้นอย่างประสบความสําเร็จ başarılı bir başlangıç yapmak 開市大吉 мати багатообіцяльний початок کامیاب شروعات bắt đầu cái gì một cách tốt đẹp; có lợi thế ban đầu 开市大吉
let fly (often with at) to throw, shoot or send out violently. He let fly (an arrow) at the target. lostrek; losgetrek يَقْذِفُ السِّهام пускам стрела atirar vystřelit abschießen, -drücken skyde ud; affyre εκτοξεύω arremeter contra alguien lennutama پراندن به syytää décocher לְהָשלִיך, לִזרוֹק जोर से कोई चीज फेंकना odapeti na, nabaciti se na kiröpít melontarkan þeyta, skjóta sparare 飛ばす 날리다, 쏘다 paleisti šaut/mest (kaut ko uz kādu) melontarkan afschieten skyte ut, avfyre wypuścić, posłać اچول، غورځول atirar a trimite (o săgeată) запустить vystreliť ustreliti gađati slunga i väg, avskjuta ทําให้พุ่งออกไป atmak 射出 випускати پھینک مارنا bắn hay ném cái gì rất mạnh 射出
send (someone/something) flying to hit or knock someone or something so that he or it falls down or falls backwards. She hit him and sent him flying. omstamp; laat val; laat lê; soos 'n vrot vel laat trek يَضْرِبُهُ فَيطير من الضَّرْبَه събарям estatelar shodit, porazit, srazit jemanden zu Boden schlagen slå ned ρίχνω κπ. κάτω, σκορπίζω mandar (a alguien/algo) por los aires (kedagi, midagi) maha paiskama فرو کوفتن lyödä kumoon envoyer rouler (qqn) "לְהָעִיף" किसी को गिराने के लिए कोई चीज तेजी से मारना udariti nekoga tako da se zatetura földhöz vág, leterít memukul jatuh slá um koll mandare via ぶっ飛ばす 밀어 나가떨어지게 하다 parblokšti, sviesti notriekt (kādu) memukul jatuh tegen de grond slaan slå ned powalić, przewrócić وهل، ګوزار وركول estatelar a arunca pe spate отшвырнуть zhodiť; zahnať na útek podreti oboriti nekoga udarcem slå omkull ngn (ngt) ชนจนกระเด็นกระดอน devirmek 將某人擊倒 відкидати کسی کو اٹھا کر پٹخ مارنا hất tung 将某人击倒
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