fly

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

volare

✈️

mosca

🪰

pilotare

🧑‍✈️

patta

correre

scappare

fuggire

difetto

saltare

far volare

neo

sventolare

👋

condurre

andara

armeggiare

brachetta

fervere

finta

frullare

picchiarsi

pulsare

rilasciare

rivoluzionare

sbaragliare

sbatacchiare

sbattere

sbattersene

scalcagnare

stravincere

vagabondare

vola

mosca comune

andare molto velocemente

andare molto rapidamente

andare in aereo

volà

cazzuto

ape

🐝

braghetta

battere

colpire

delfino

🐬

duellare

farfalla

🦋

guidare

moscerino

picchiare

salire

sconfiggere

scorrere

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

voler

mouche

🪰

volar

✈️

fliegen

✈️

mosca

✈️

Fliege

🪰

vlieg

✈️

vliegen

✈️

mosca

✈️

voar

✈️

volar

✈️

πετώ

sinek

🪰

μύγα

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/flaɪ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: flye

Ereditato da inglese antico: flȳġe

Affine scozzese: flee

Affine saterfriesisch: Fljooge

Affine olandese: vlieg

Affine tedesco: Fliege

Affine danese: flue

Affine norvegese bokmål: flue

Affine norvegese nynorsk: fluge

Affine svedese: fluga

Affine islandese: fluga

Affine saterfriesisch: fljooge

Affine olandese: vliegen

Affine basso tedesco: flegen

Affine tedesco: fliegen

Affine danese: flyve

Affine norvegese nynorsk: flyga

Affine lituano: plaukti

Affine tedesco: Flügel

Affine olandese: vleugel

Affine svedese: 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.

Frasi

The pleasant hours fly by much too soon .

Le ore piacevoli volano troppo presto.