fly

(Inglés)

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.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/flaɪ/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: flye

Heredado de inglés antiguo: flȳġe

Cognado con escocés: flee

Cognado con Saterfriesisch: Fljooge

Cognado con neerlandés: vlieg

Cognado con alemán: Fliege

Cognado con danés: flue

Cognado con noruego bokmal: flue

Cognado con noruego nynorsk: fluge

Cognado con sueco: fluga

Cognado con islandés: fluga

Cognado con Saterfriesisch: fljooge

Cognado con neerlandés: vliegen

Cognado con bajo alemán: flegen

Cognado con alemán: fliegen

Cognado con danés: flyve

Cognado con noruego nynorsk: flyga

Cognado con lituano: plaukti

Cognado con alemán: Flügel

Cognado con neerlandés: vleugel

Cognado con sueco: 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.

Conceptos

volar

✈️

mosca

✈️

escapar

bragueta

✈️

correr

huir

brincar

saltar

conducir

ir volando

desvanecerse

mosco

🦟

vuelo

✈️

pilotear

🧑‍✈️

ir muy rápido

telar

soltar

pelearse

ponerse

revolotear

sacudir

subir

transportar

vivo

barajar

calesa

corretear

dispararse

elevado

elevar

enarbolar

escaparse

golpetear

hacer volar

latir

pillo

pelota elevada

enviar por aire

enviar por avión

volar aviones

echarse el pollo

volare

estilo mariposa

abeja

🐝

mosquita

acuñar

astuto

atravesar

batir

derribar

Sinónimos

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

Traducciones

voler

mouche

🪰

fliegen

✈️

volare

✈️

Fliege

🪰

mosca

🪰

vlieg

✈️

vliegen

✈️

mosca

✈️

voar

✈️

volar

✈️

mucha

πετώ

sinek

🪰

μύγα

Oraciones

The pleasant hours fly by much too soon .

Las agradables horas vuelan demasiado pronto.