fly

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
2. Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
3. Any similar but not closely related insect, such as a dragonfly, butterfly, or gallfly.
4. A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
5. A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
6. The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys).
7. (obsolete) A witch's familiar.
8. (obsolete) A parasite.
9. A simple dance in which the hands are shaken in the air, popular in the 1960s.
10. A butterfly (combination of four options).

Verb

1. (intransitive) To travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.
2. (ambitransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).
3. (ergative, transitive) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
4. (intransitive) To travel or proceed very fast; to hasten.
5. (intransitive) To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly.
6. (intransitive) To proceed with great success.
7. (colloquial, intransitive) To be accepted, come about or work out.
8. (ergative, transitive) To display (a flag) on a flagpole.
9. (transitive) To hunt with a hawk.
10. (intransitive) To be in the winged adult stage.

Verb

To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb).

Adj

1. (dated, slang) Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.
2. (slang) Clandestine, surreptitious
3. (slang) Well dressed, smart in appearance; in style, cool.
4. (slang) Beautiful; displaying physical beauty.

Conceptes

volar

✈️

mosca

🪰

pilotar

🧑‍✈️

fugir

conduir

navegar

desaparèixer

espavilat

espetegar

menar

onejar

pegar

picar

remenar

travessar

bragueta

✈️

escapar

eixerit

escapolir-se

evadir-se

anar-se’n

tocar el dos

apallisar

bategar

batre

castigar

copejar

Sinònims

soar

housefly

flee

flutter

wing

🪽

escape

run

flies

run away

flit

jump

leave

dart

🎯

vanish

aviate

glide

bolt

float

drive

dash

💨

mosquito

🦟

wave

👋

flap

take flight

hover

gridiron

gnat

fly-loft

rush

sail

pilot

🧑‍✈️

fleet

bee

🐝

fly ball

deer fly

insect

wasp

keen

house fly

house-fly

tear

hoist

blowfly

get away

fly agaric

rise

charge

fell

race

retreat

Traduccions

voler

mouche

🪰

volar

✈️

fliegen

✈️

volare

✈️

mosca

✈️

Fliege

🪰

mosca

🪰

vliegen

✈️

vlieg

✈️

mosca

✈️

voar

✈️

πετώ

sinek

🪰

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/flaɪ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: flye

Heretat de anglès antic: flȳġe

Cognat amb escocès: flee

Cognat amb Saterfriesisch: Fljooge

Cognat amb neerlandès: vlieg

Cognat amb alemany: Fliege

Cognat amb danès: flue

Cognat amb noruec bokmål: flue

Cognat amb noruec nynorsk: fluge

Cognat amb suec: fluga

Cognat amb islandès: fluga

Cognat amb Saterfriesisch: fljooge

Cognat amb neerlandès: vliegen

Cognat amb baix alemany: flegen

Cognat amb alemany: fliegen

Cognat amb danès: flyve

Cognat amb noruec nynorsk: flyga

Cognat amb lituà: plaukti

Cognat amb alemany: Flügel

Cognat amb neerlandès: vleugel

Cognat amb suec: flygel

In summary

From Middle English flye, flie, from Old English flȳġe, flēoge (“a fly”), from Proto-Germanic *fleugǭ (“a fly”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to fly”). Cognate with Scots flee, Saterland Frisian Fljooge, Dutch vlieg, German Low German Fleeg, German Fliege, Danish flue, Norwegian Bokmål flue, Norwegian Nynorsk fluge, Swedish fluga, Icelandic fluga.

Frases

The pleasant hours fly by much too soon .