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).
- (fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
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vlieg
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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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vliegen,
besturen,
aanslaan,
lukken
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- (intransitive, colloquial, of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.
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aanslaan,
lukken
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- (ambitransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).
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aanslaan,
lukken,
vluchten
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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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gulp
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vlucht
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