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Inflections of 'fly ' (n ): npl : flies
Inflections of 'fly ' (v ): (⇒ conjugate )flies v 3rd person singular flying v pres p flew v past flown v past p
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fly⇒ vi (move through the air) vliegen onoverg.ww
You can see the birds flying every day.
fly vi (travel by plane) (met vliegtuig ) vliegen onoverg.ww
We flew to San Francisco last summer.
fly vi (pilot a plane) (besturen ) vliegen onoverg.ww
The pilot flew often.
fly n (insect) vlieg nw de
The fly kept bothering us during our meal.
fly, also UK: flies n (clothing: fastening on crotch) gulp nw de
Hey, your fly is down. Zip it up.
Aanvullende vertalingen
fly n (bait in fishing) (visaas ) vlieg nw de
I bought a new fly. Let's see if the fish bite when they see it.
fly n (flap on tent or clothing) (tent ) flap nw de
sluiting nw de
Don't forget to close the fly of the tent after you enter.
fly n (flight) vlucht nw de
It wasn't a bad fly. I slept through most of it.
fly vi (move quickly) (figuurlijk ) vliegen, racen onoverg.ww
zich haasten wk.ww
I am flying through these sample sentences.
fly vi (flag: be blown by wind) wapperen onoverg.ww
You could see the flag flying in the wind.
fly vi (run away) vliegen, snellen onoverg.ww
(spreektaal ) stuiven onoverg.ww
He flew out of the room when he remembered his appointment.
fly vi (leave quickly) (figuurlijk ) vliegen, weggaan onoverg.ww
(spreektaal ) hollen onoverg.ww
I'm sorry to leave you, but I must fly.
fly vi figurative (time) (tijd ) voorbijvliegen onoverg. ww
The days just flew when we were on holiday.
fly vtr (transport by plane) (vervoeren ) vliegen overg.ww
The pilot flew cargo between the two cities.
fly vtr (travel across by plane) vliegen over ww + vz
We flew the continent in less than five hours.
fly vtr (pilot) (besturen ) vliegen overg.ww
The pilot flew a 747.
fly vtr (flag: raise) (vlag ) voeren overg.ww
laten wapperen
The fort was flying the British flag.
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Voornaamste vertalingen
vliegen onoverg.ww (vogel: door de lucht) fly, wing vi
soar vi
take wing v expr
flutter vi
vliegen onoverg.ww (vliegtuig: door de lucht) fly, wing vi
fly vtr
(aeronautics, informal ) buzz vtr
soar vi
vliegen onoverg.ww figuurlijk (snel voorbijgaan) (figurative ) fly vi
whizz vi
vliegen onoverg.ww informeel (rennen, hard lopen) (informal ) fly vi
rush, dart vi
race, speed vi
whizz vi
vliegen onoverg.ww (vlag: wapperen) fly vi
flutter vi
vliegen overg.ww (vervoeren door de lucht) fly vtr
jet vi
airlift vtr
vliegen overg.ww (besturen van vliegtuig) fly, pilot vtr
(formal ) aviate vtr
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Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
fly by vi phrasal figurative (time: pass quickly) (figuurlijk ) voorbij vliegen bw + ww
The hours fly by when I'm with you.
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