fly

mosca

Piccolo insetto volante che si vede spesso vicino al cibo o ai rifiuti.

In inglese semplice: A small flying insect, often seen around food or waste.

• A fly landed on my bread.
• There are flies around the rubbish bin.
• She opened the window to let the fly out.

Espressioni comuni: house fly, dead fly, swat a fly

patta

Apertura anteriore dei pantaloni, di solito coperta da tessuto e chiusa con cerniera o bottoni.

In inglese semplice: The opening at the front of trousers, usually covered by cloth and closed with a zip or buttons.

• Your fly is open.
• These jeans have a button fly.
• He quickly fastened his fly before leaving the bathroom.

Espressioni comuni: zip fly, button fly, fly is open

volata

Palla da baseball colpita in modo da salire molto in alto.

In inglese semplice: A baseball hit that sends the ball high into the air.

• The fielder caught the fly.
• He hit a high fly into left field.
• Two flies were caught before the inning ended.

Sinonimi: fly ball

Espressioni comuni: high fly, catch a fly, pop fly

muscide

Insetto della famiglia che comprende la mosca domestica e altre mosche simili.

In inglese semplice: An insect from the family that includes houseflies and other similar flies.

• The housefly is a fly in the family Muscidae.
• Some flies in this family feed on animal blood.
• The researcher identified the fly by examining its wings.

Sinonimi: muscid

Espressioni comuni: muscid fly, house fly, stable fly

volo

Occasione in cui qualcosa vola, soprattutto quando si fa volare un aquilone.

In inglese semplice: An occasion when something moves through the air, especially when you send a kite up.

• We gave the kite a fly.
• There was enough wind for a quick fly before lunch.
• After repairing the kite, she gave it another fly.

Sinonimi: flight

Espressioni comuni: give a fly, a quick fly, a good fly

volare

Muoversi nell’aria senza toccare il suolo.

In inglese semplice: To move through the air without touching the ground.

• Birds fly over the lake.
• A butterfly flew into my room.
• Can these young birds fly yet?

Sinonimi: soar

Espressioni comuni: fly away, fly overhead, fly south

volare, pilotare

Viaggiare su un aereo o pilotare un velivolo.

In inglese semplice: To travel in an aircraft, or control it as its pilot.

• We fly home tomorrow.
• She flew a small plane over the coast.
• Have you ever flown in a helicopter?

Come si usa: fly to/from somewhere (We flew from Paris to Rome.)

Sinonimi: ascend, aviate, float, flutter

Espressioni comuni: fly to london, fly a plane, fly home

funzionare, essere accettato

Per un’idea o un piano, essere accettato o avere possibilità di riuscire.

In inglese semplice: To be accepted by people or prove likely to succeed, especially when describing an idea or plan.

• That excuse will never fly.
• Her proposal will never fly with the committee.
• Do you think this plan will fly?

Sinonimi: work, succeed, be accepted

Contrari: fail

Espressioni comuni: idea will fly, never fly, proposal might fly