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fly verb

  /flaɪ/ , [flaɪ] , [flɑj] , [flɑɪ] , [fləj]
  • (transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
 voar, fazer voar
  • (ambitransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).
 fugir

fly noun

  /flaɪ/ , [flaɪ] , [flɑj] , [flɑɪ] , [fləj]
  • (non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
 mosca, díptero
  • (fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
 mosca

fly adjective

  /flaɪ/ , [flaɪ] , [flɑj] , [flɑɪ] , [fləj]
  • (slang, dated) Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.
 esperto

fly noun

  /flaɪ/ , [flaɪ] , [flɑj] , [flɑɪ] , [fləj]
  • (often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.
 braguilha, zíper
  • An act of flying.
 voo

flying adjective

  /ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/
  • That flies or can fly.
 voador, voadora, voante
when pigs fly
quando os porcos voarem, no Dia de São Nunca, no Dia de São Nunca à tarde
fly by the seat of one's pants
com a cara e a coragem, de improviso, improvisar, o que dar na cabeça, pilotar sem a ajuda de aparelhos, realizar um voo cego
fruit fly
mosca-das-frutas
fly agaric
amanita mata-moscas
on the fly
sem sobressaltos
fly in the ointment
jato de água fria
fly ash
cinzas volantes
fly fishing
pesca com mosca
go fly a kite
vai catar coquinho, vai dar banho ao cão, vai plantar batatas, vai tomar banho
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