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1 zoologyzó-eolaíocht insectfly spraycuil fem2 cmucuileog fem2 cmu a swarm of flies saithe cuileog, scaoth cuileog fly killer cuilnimh fem2, nimh chuileog 5 aerospaceaeraspás, tourismturasóireacht, transportiompar travel etc by aircraft intransitiveneamhaistreach► (passenger) eitil verb cmu he doesn't like flying ní maith leis eitilt we're flying Aer Lingus from Cork to Paris táimid ag eitilt le hAer Lingus ó Chorcaigh go Páras she flew first class d'eitil sí sa chéad ghrád► (aircraft) eitil verb cmu the helicopter was flying low bhí an héileacaptar ag eitilt go híseal► (of airline) eitil verb cmu they fly into Budapest eitlíonn siad go Búdaipeist 19 informalneamhfhoirmeálta cleverglic adj1 cmucleasach adj1 cmu he's a fly boy tá sé chomh glic le sionnach → the flies to be dropping like flies (also nó be dying like flies; be falling like flies) 1 informalneamhfhoirmeálta getting sick the pupils are dropping like flies tá na daltaí á mbualadh tinn as éadan to be a fly on the wall I wouldn't mind being a fly on the wall for that conversation! níor mhiste liom a bheith i mo chuil ar an mballa don chomhrá sin!, níor mhiste liom an comhrá sin a chloisteáil!fly-on-the-wall a fly in the ointment that's the fly in the ointment sin í an fhadhb, sin é an cor sa scéal, sin é an áit a bhfuil an gad to fly by the seat of your pants he's flying by the seat of his pants níl sé ach ag treabhadh roimhe, tá sé ag imeacht i ndiaidh a chinn roimhe to fly the coop they flew the coop lasc siad leo, thug siad do na boinn é, chrap siad leo to fly the flag Galway are flying the flag for Connacht tá Gaillimh ag seasamh an fhóid ar son Chúige Chonnacht to fly in the face of sth teacht salach ar fad ar rudbheith glan in aghaidh ruda to fly into a rage (also nó to fly into a temper) he flew into a rage tháinig racht feirge air, chuaigh sé le cuthach, chuaigh sé ar mire, chuaigh sé le craobhacha to fly the nest 1 leave home it's time for him to fly the nest tá sé in am aige an nead a fhágáil, tá sé in am aige an nead a thréigean to fly off the handle imeacht le báinían cloigeann a chailleadh ar fadimeacht as do chrann cumhachta sth flies off the shelves (also nó sth flies out of the door) commercetráchtáil informalneamhfhoirmeálta that toy is flying off the shelves tá éileamh as cuimse ar an mbréagán sin, tá ráchairt thar na bearta ar an mbréagán sin I must fly caithfidh mé bailiú liomní mór dom imeachtcaithfidh mé bóthar a bhualadh to let fly 1 sportspórt fire ball etc forcefullyiarraidh a thabhairt he let fly from the 21 thug sé iarraidh ón 21 she let fly with a long-range effort thug sí iarraidh ó i bhfad amach on the fly 1 quickly and informallyar ala na huaire they recorded the programme on the fly thaifead siad an clár ar ala na huaire, thaifead siad an clár ar an bpointe boise there are no flies on sb informalneamhfhoirmeálta there are no flies on her! níl aon néal uirthi siúd!, ní imíonn rud ar bith uirthi siúd!, is beag a tharlaíonn gan fhios di! sb wouldn't hurt a fly (also nó sb wouldn't harm a fly) he wouldn't hurt a fly ní ghortódh sé cuileog, ní ghortódh sé míoltóg, níl dochar dá laghad ann → fly at Loading phrases and examples...
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