fly
noun
/flaɪ/
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- (non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
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kärpänen,
kaksisiipinen
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- (fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
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perho,
kärpänen
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- (weightlifting) A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
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fly
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fly
verb
/flaɪ/
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- (transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
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lentää,
lennättää,
lähteä lentoon,
ohjata,
ottaa tuulta,
tulla hyväksytyksi
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- (ambitransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).
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paeta,
lähteä lentoon,
ottaa tuulta,
tulla hyväksytyksi
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- (intransitive) To travel or proceed very fast; to hasten.
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kiitää,
lentää,
rientää
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- (intransitive) To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly.
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lentää
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- (transitive, ergative) To display (a flag) on a flagpole.
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liputtaa
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- (intransitive, colloquial, of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.
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lähteä lentoon,
ottaa tuulta,
tulla hyväksytyksi
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fly
noun
/flaɪ/
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- (often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.
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sepalus
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lento
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- The horizontal length of a flag.
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leveys
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- The free edge of a flag.
- One of the upper screens of a stage in a theatre.
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liehureuna
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fly
adjective
/flaɪ/
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- (slang, dated) Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.
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fiksu,
terävä
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- (slang) Well dressed, smart in appearance; in style, cool.
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tyylikäs
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flying
adjective
/ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/
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lentävä
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hätäinen
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- (nautical, of a sail) Not secured by yards.
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irti
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fly
verb
/flaɪ/
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- (intransitive, baseball) To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb).
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lyödä kaaripallo
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