flying

flying
flying
tr['flaɪɪŋ]
noun
1 SMALLAVIATION/SMALL aviación nombre femenino
2 (action) vuelo
■ she's scared of flying tiene miedo a volar
adjective
1 (soaring) volante; (animal, machine) volador,-ra, que vuela
■ it's some kind of flying insect es un tipo de insecto volador
2 (quick) rápido,-a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to do something with flying colours salir airoso,-a de algo
to get off to a flying start empezar con buen pie
to take a flying jump tomar impulso y saltar
flying buttress arbotante nombre masculino
flying doctor médico,-a que viaja en avión
flying fish pez nombre masculino volador
flying picket piquete nombre masculino informativo
flying saucer platillo volante
flying squad patrulla volante
flying tackle placaje nombre masculino en el aire
flying visit visita relámpago
flying
adj.
• apresurado, -a adj.
• muy breve adj.
• voladero, -a adj.
• volador adj.
• volante adj.
n.
• aviación s.f.
• vuelo s.m.

I 'flaɪɪŋ
adjective (before n)
a) (hurried)

a flying visit — una visita relámpago

b) <glass/debris> que vuela (por los aires)

she took a flying leap and crossed it — tomó impulso y lo cruzó de un salto

a flying tackle — (Sport) un placaje en el aire


II
mass noun
a) (as pilot) pilotaje m; (before n) <time, hours, lesson> de vuelo; <helmet, jacket> de piloto
b) (as passenger)

I like/hate flying — me gusta/odio viajar en avión

['flaɪɪŋ]
1.
ADJ [glass, debris] que vuela por los aires

• he took a flying leap at the man — dio un salto or saltó sobre el hombre

• he launched himself in a flying tackle and brought the intruder to the ground — se lanzó por el aire or se lanzó en plancha y derribó al intruso

• to make a flying visit — hacer una visita relámpago

- come through sth with flying colours

he passed all his exams with flying colours — aprobó todos sus exámenes con éxito

- get off to a flying start
2.
N (gen) vuelo m; (=aviation) aviación f

I had done 60 hours of flying — había realizado 60 horas de vuelo

I don't like flying — no me gusta ir en avión or volar

to have a fear of flying — tener miedo al avión

3.
CPD

flying ambulance N — (=plane) ambulancia f aérea; (=helicopter) helicóptero m sanitario

flying boat N — hidroavión m

flying bomb N — bomba f volante

flying buttress N — arbotante m

flying doctor N — médico(-a) m / f rural (que se traslada en avión)

flying fish N — pez m volador

flying fortress N — fortaleza f volante

flying fox N — panique m

flying lesson N — clase f or lección f de vuelo

flying machine N — máquina f de volar

flying officer N — teniente mf de aviación

flying picket N — piquete m volante or móvil

flying saucer N — platillo m volante

flying squad N — (Brit) brigada f móvil

flying suit N — traje m de vuelo

flying time N — (=length of journey) duración f del vuelo; (=hours flown) horas fpl de vuelo

flying trapeze N — trapecio m volador

* * *

I ['flaɪɪŋ]
adjective (before n)
a) (hurried)

a flying visit — una visita relámpago

b) <glass/debris> que vuela (por los aires)

she took a flying leap and crossed it — tomó impulso y lo cruzó de un salto

a flying tackle — (Sport) un placaje en el aire


II
mass noun
a) (as pilot) pilotaje m; (before n) <time, hours, lesson> de vuelo; <helmet, jacket> de piloto
b) (as passenger)

I like/hate flying — me gusta/odio viajar en avión


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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