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fly noun

  /flaɪ/
  • (non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
 Fliege
  • (fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
 Kunstköder, Blinker

fly verb

  /flaɪ/
  • (transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
 fliegen, fahren, fliegen lassen
  • (ambitransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).
 fliehen, flüchten

fly adjective

  /flaɪ/
  • (slang, dated) Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.
 clever, smart
  • (slang) Well dressed, smart in appearance; in style, cool.
 smart

fly noun

  /flaɪ/
  • (often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.
 Hosenschlitz

flying adjective

  /ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/
  • That flies or can fly.
 fliegend
fly agaric
Fliegenpilz
on the fly
Eile, auf die Schnelle, fliegend, improvisiert, ohne Vorbereitung, spontan
fly the coop
die Fliege machen, entfliegen
no-fly zone
Flugverbotszone, gesperrter Luftraum
fly off the handle
aus der Haut fahren
fruit fly
Bohrfliege, Fruchtfliege, Obstfliege, Essigfliege, Taufliege
straighten up and fly right
zusammenreißen
fly on the wall
Mäuschen
hover-fly
Schwebfliege
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