fly1
flew, flown /flaɪ/ [flies]Translation
v [i]
› (un insecto, un ave)
⇨ volar
›
⇨ ir en avión
⇨ viajar en avión
⇨ volar
I flew from London to New York Volé de Londres a Nueva York
›
⇨ irse volando
I'm late; I must fly Me voy volando, que llego tarde
⇨ irse pitando col.
›
⇨ volar
⇨ pasar volando
Time flies El tiempo pasa volando
v [t]
→ to fly into a {rage/temper}Véase tb: to {fly/go} off on a tangent; to fly off the handle› (un avión)
⇨ pilotar
›
⇨ transportar [en avión]
He was flown to another hospital by helicopter Lo transportaron a otro hospital en helicóptero
■ constr. Se usa más en pasiva› (una bandera o un estandarte)
⇨ enarbolar
to fly {away/off} (un insecto, un ave)
⇨ irse volando
to fly open
⇨ abrirse de repente
The door flew open La puerta se abrió de repente
(Definition of fly vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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