Usage examples of "fly" in English with translation to German

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Translations: all144 fliegen97 fliege34 sich überfliegen1 überfliegen1 herum|fliegen1 other translations10

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Let's fly a kite. Lassen wir einen Drachen steigen.

Are you ready to fly? Bist du flugfertig?

He studied the way birds fly. Er hat sich mit dem Vogelflug beschäftigt.

He breaks a fly on the wheel Er schießt mit Kanonen nach Spatzen

There's a fly in the ointment Es ist ein Haar in der Suppe

Never use a cannon to kill a fly. "Man soll nicht mit Kanonen auf Spatzen schießen."

It will cost you $100 to fly to the island. Ein Flug zur Insel kostet Sie 100 Dollar.

Lindbergh was the first man to fly across the Atlantic. Lindbergh war der erste Mensch, der den Atlantik mit dem Flugzeug überquert hat.

We have new data about production and sale of electric fly swatters worldwide. Wir haben neue Daten über Produktion und Verkauf von elektrischen Fliegenklatschen weltweit.

Birds can fly thousands of miles away and return to the same place every year. Vögel können Tausende von Kilometern fortfliegen und kommen jedes Jahr an denselben Ort zurück.

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