| Principal Translations |
| fly⇒ vi | (move through the air) | volar⇒ vi |
| | You can see the birds flying every day. |
| | Puedes ver volar a los pájaros todos los días. |
| fly vi | (travel by plane) | volar⇒ vi |
| | We flew to San Francisco last summer. |
| | Volamos a San Francisco el verano pasado. |
| fly vi | (pilot a plane) | volar⇒ vi |
| | | pilotar⇒ vi |
| | The pilot flew often. |
| | El piloto volaba a menudo. |
| | El aviador pilotaba a menudo. |
| fly n | (insect) | mosca nf |
| | The fly kept bothering us during our meal. |
| | La mosca nos estuvo molestando durante toda la comida. |
fly,
also UK: flies n | (clothing: fastening on crotch) | bragueta nf |
| | Hey, your fly is down. Zip it up. |
| | Llevas la bragueta abierta. Abróchatela. |
| fly [sth]⇒ vtr | (pilot) (aviación) | volar⇒ vtr |
| | | pilotar⇒ vtr |
| | The pilot flew a 747. |
| | El piloto volaba un 747 |
| | El piloto pilotaba un 747. |
| fly [sth] vtr | (transport by plane) | transportar por avión loc verb |
| | | ir por aire, llevar por aire loc verb |
| | | llevar por vía aérea loc verb |
| | The pilot flew cargo between the two cities. |
| | El piloto transportaba el cargamento de una ciudad a otra por avión. |
| fly [sb]⇒ vtr | (transport by plane) (por aire) | transportar⇒ vtr |
| | (por aire) | llevar⇒ vtr |
| | The helicopter flew the injured climber to hospital. |
| | El helicóptero transportó al alpinista herido al hospital. |
| Additional Translations |
| fly adj | slang (cool) (informal) | genial adj mf |
| | (AmC, CO, EC, VE: coloquial) | chévere adj mf |
| | (ES: coloquial) | guay adj mf |
| | (MX: coloquial) | padre adj mf |
| | That guy thinks he's fly in his designer shades. |
| | Aquel tipo cree que se ve muy genial con sus gafas de diseñador. |
| fly n | (bait in fishing) (pesca) | mosca nf |
| | (general, pesca) | anzuelo nm |
| | I bought a new fly. Let's see if the fish bite when they see it. |
| | Me he comprado una mosca nueva. A ver si los peces pican cuando la vean. |
| | He comprado un anzuelo nuevo. |
| fly n | (flap on tent) (tienda de campaña) | solapa nf |
| | (tienda de campaña) | sobre techo nm |
| | (tienda de campaña) | toldo nm |
| | Don't forget to close the fly of the tent after you enter. |
| | No olvides cerrar la solapa cuando entres. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No olvides fijar bien el sobre techo. |
| fly n | US, slang (flight) | vuelo nm |
| | It wasn't a bad fly. I slept through most of it. |
| | No fue un mal vuelo. Dormí casi todo el rato. |
| fly n | historical (one-horse carriage) | carruaje nm |
| | The doctor took the fly to Lady Grey's residence. |
| | El doctor llevó el carruaje a la residencia de Lady Grey. |
| the flies n | (theater: space over the stage) | bambalinas nfpl |
| | | área sobre el escenario nf + loc adj |
| | The scenery was lowered from the flies. |
| | La escenografía bajó de entre las bambalinas. |
| fly n | usually plural (fitness: upper body exercise) | vuelo nm |
| | Matt injured his shoulder doing flies. |
| | Matt se lesionó el hombro haciendo vuelos. |
| fly⇒ vi | figurative (move quickly) (figurado) | volar⇒ vi |
| | I am flying through these sample sentences. |
| | Reviso volando estas oraciones de ejemplo. |
| fly vi | (flag: be blown by wind) | ondear⇒ vi |
| | You could see the flag flying in the wind. |
| | Podías ver la bandera ondeando al viento. |
| fly vi | (run away) (coloquial, figurado) | salir volando loc verb |
| | He flew out of the room when he remembered his appointment. |
| | Salió volando de la habitación en cuanto recordó su cita. |
| fly vi | (leave quickly) (coloquial, figurado) | salir volando loc verb |
| | (coloquial, figurado) | irse volando loc verb |
| | I'm sorry to leave you, but I must fly. |
| | Siento dejarte, pero tengo que salir volando. |
| fly vi | figurative (time) | volar⇒ vi |
| | The days just flew when we were on holiday. |
| | El tiempo voló cuando estuvimos de vacaciones. |
| fly [sth]⇒ vtr | (travel across by plane) (formal) | sobrevolar⇒ vtr |
| | We flew the continent in less than five hours. |
| | Sobrevolamos el continente en menos de cinco horas. |
| fly [sth] vtr | (flag: raise) | izar⇒ vtr |
| | | exhibir⇒ vtr |
| | The fort was flying the British flag. |
| | El fortín izaba la bandera británica. |
| | El fuerte exhibía pabellón británico. |
| fly [sth] vtr | (kite: make airborne) | volar⇒ vtr |
| | It's not windy enough today to fly a kite. |
| | Hoy no hay viento suficiente para volar la cometa. |
Compound Forms:
flying | fly |
| flying ant n | (winged insect) | hormiga voladora loc nom f |
flying bomb,
robot bomb n | (warfare) (armamento) | bomba voladora loc nom f |
flying bridge,
flybridge,
fly bridge,
monkey bridge n | (ship's platform) | puente volante nm + adj mf |
| | | puente superior nm + adj mf |
| flying buttress n | (Gothic arch supporting a wall) | arbotante nm |
| | | arco arbotante loc nom m |
| | Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris has impressive flying buttresses. |
| | La catedral de Notre Dame tiene un arbotante que es impresionante. |
| flying doctor | (emergency doctor) | médico de emergencias, médica de emergencias loc nm, loc nf |
| flying dragon | (lizard) (voz latina, lagartija) | draco volans loc nom m |
| | | dragón volador loc nom m |
| flying fish n | (fish: leaps from water) | pez volador nm + adj |
| | Flying fish leap from the water in order to avoid predators. |
| flying fox n | (large bat) (murciélago) | zorro volador nm |
flying gurnard,
butterflyfish,
flying robin n | (zoology: fish) | pez golondrina loc nom m |
| flying jib n | (nautical) | petifoque nm |
| | | cuarto foque adj + nm |
| flying lemur n | (animal) | lémur volador loc nom m |
| flying nap-of-the-earth n | (act of flying an aircraft low) | vuelo rasante nm + adj |
| flying phalanger | (animal) (marsupial) | petauro nm |
| | | falangero planeador menor loc nom m |
| flying saucer n | informal (unidentified flying object) (AmL) | platillo volador loc nom m |
| | (ES) | platillo volante loc nom m |
| flying squirrel n | (animal: gliding rodent) | ardilla voladora loc nom f |
| flying start n | (race: rapid beginning) | buen comienzo adj + nm |
| flying start n | figurative (favorable beginning) | buen comienzo adj + nm |
| flying visit n | (brief visit) | visita relámpago loc nom f |
| | Fiona paid her family a flying visit, as she was passing their house on her way to a conference. |
| high-flying adj | figurative (successful, wealthy) | exitoso/a adj |
| | | prometedor/a adj |
| | Laura is a high-flying businesswoman who puts her career first. |
| high-flying adj | figurative (with lofty goals) | pretencioso/a adj |
| | | ambicioso/a adj |
| | The politician's high-flying notions weren't matched by her actions. |
| high-flying adj | literal (flying high) | de alto vuelo loc adj |
| | | que vuela alto loc adj |
| | The missiles were fired from high-flying fighter planes. |
| low-flying adj | (flying at low altitude) | de vuelo raso loc adj |
| | People living near the airbase are complaining about the noise produced by low-flying aircraft. |
monkey bridge,
flying gangway n | (ship's catwalk) (barco) | pasarela nf |
nonflying,
non-flying adj | (animal: that does not fly) | no volador loc adj |
| UFO n | informal, initialism (unidentified flying object) | ovni nm |
| Note: plural: UFOs or UFO's |
| | Roger claims that he once saw a UFO just above the horizon. |
| | There have been sightings of UFOs for decades. |
| | Roger dice que una vez vio un ovni en el horizonte. |
| unidentified flying object n | (UFO, flying saucer) (coloquial) | platillo volador, plato volador loc nom m |
| | | objeto volador no identificado, objeto volante no identificado loc nom m |
| | (acrónimo) | OVNI nm |
| | Several residents of the small town claim to have seen an unidentified flying object last night. |
| | Muchos residentes del pueblo aseguran haber visto un platillo volador anoche. |
with flying colors (US),
with flying colours (UK) expr | figurative (pass: brilliantly, extremely well) | brillantemente adv |
| | Much to their relief, most of the class passed the exam with flying colors. |
| | Para su tranquilidad, casi toda la clase pasó el examen brillantemente. |