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fly

[/flaɪ/]
noun/verbpl: flies
mosca (noun); voar (verb)
1. (noun) A small insect with two wings
A fly landed on the table.
Uma mosca pousou na mesa.
2. (noun) The front opening of trousers/pants
Your fly is open.
Seu zíper está aberto.
3. (verb) To move through the air using wings
Birds fly south in winter.
Os pássaros voam para o sul no inverno.
4. (verb) To travel by airplane
We fly to Paris next week.
Voamos para Paris na próxima semana.
5. (verb) To pass quickly
Time flies when you're having fun.
O tempo voa quando você se diverte.
NYC Slang
fly (stylish or attractive person/thing)
Synonyms
insectsoarhover
Antonyms
landcrawlsink

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
mosca; voar
standard usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
mosca; voar
standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
mosca; voar
standard usage
Portugal
mosca; voar
standard usage; 'bragueta' for trouser opening

Related Idioms & Phrases

fly on the wall (testemunha invisível)
time flies (o tempo passa rápido)
fly the coop (escapar; fugir)
fly by night (duvidoso; fraudulento)
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