fly

/flaɪ/ verb (past tense flew, past participle flown)

Translation

MOVE THROUGH AIR [I] › When a bird, insect, aircraft, etc flies, it moves through the air.

uçmak

The robin flew up into a tree. The plane was flying at 5000 feet.16171713

TRAVEL [I] › to travel through the air in an aircraft

uçakla seyahat etmek, uçmak

I'm flying to Delhi tomorrow.16171713

CONTROL AIRCRAFT [I, T] › to control an aircraft

uçurmak

She learned to fly at the age of 18.1713

TAKE/SEND [T] › to take or send people or goods somewhere by aircraft

uçakla/hava yoluyla göndermek

[often passive] She was flown to hospital by helicopter.1713

fly along/down/past, etc › to move somewhere very quickly

bir yere uçarak/hızlıca gitmek

He grabbed some clothes and flew down the stairs.1613

send sb/sth flying › to cause someone or something to move through the air suddenly, usually in an accident

bilhassa kazada havada uçmak/uçuşmak; havaya fırlamak

1617

LEAVE [I] UK › to leave suddenly

uçar gibi çıkmak; hızlıca ayrılmak

I must fly - I'm late for work.1613

let fly (at sb/sth) mainly UK informal › to start shouting angrily or attacking someone

bas bas bağırmak, saldırmak, üzerine yürümek, saldırmak

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TIME [I] › If time flies, it passes very quickly.

uçup gitmek, süratle geçmek

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FLAG [I, T] › If you fly a flag, or a flag is flying, it is fixed to a rope or pole and raised in the air.

bayrağı dalgalandırmak, bayrak dalgalanmak

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flying noun [U] ›

uçan, uçuş

Ben's afraid of flying. → See also as the crow flies → See also fly off the handle fly about/around phrasal verb

› If ideas or remarks are flying about, they are being passed quickly from one person to another and causing excitement.

söylenti dolaşmak, balon uçurmak, sözcükler havada uçuşmak

All kinds of rumours are flying around about the school closing.1157

fly into a rage/temper phrasal verb

› to suddenly become very angry

aniden parlamak, küplere binmek, tepesi atmak, saldırganlaşmak

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