fly-by-night

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈflaɪbaɪnaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(flī′bī nīt′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
fly-by-night adj figurative (dishonest, scamming)poco fiable loc adj
  fraudulento/a adj
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
fly-by-night operator n figurative, slang ([sb] dishonest) (AR, UY, coloquial)chamuyero, chamuyera nm, nf
  (CL, PR, coloquial)chamullero, chamullera nm, nf
 He's no fly-by-night operator: he's got years of experience and will do a good job.
 No es un chamuyero, tiene años de experiencia y hará un buen trabajo.
  (AR, coloquial)chanta n común
  (MX, coloquial)transa nf
 No es un chanta, tiene años de experiencia y hará un buen trabajo.
  persona que no es de fiar nf + loc conj
  (coloquial)persona que no es trigo limpio nf + loc conj
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