fly in Finnish
fly in Finnish is fiksu, terävä, tyylikäs — fly means a small flying insect, especially the common housefly.
fly in Finnish
fiksu
(slang, dated) Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.
terävä
(slang, dated) Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.
tyylikäs
(slang) Well dressed, smart in appearance; in style, cool.
kärpänen
(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
kaksisiipinen
(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
lento
An act of flying.
perho
(fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
kärpänen
(fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
fly
(weightlifting) A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
vipunosto
(weightlifting) A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
sepalus
(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.
leveys
The horizontal length of a flag.
liehureuna
lyödä kaaripallo
(intransitive, baseball) To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb).
paeta
(ambitransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).
lentää
(transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
lennättää
(transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
lähteä lentoon
(transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
ohjata
(transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
ottaa tuulta
(transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
tulla hyväksytyksi
(transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
kiitää
(intransitive) To travel or proceed very fast; to hasten.
lentää
(intransitive) To travel or proceed very fast; to hasten.
rientää
(intransitive) To travel or proceed very fast; to hasten.
lentää
(intransitive) To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly.
lähteä lentoon
(intransitive, colloquial, of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.
ottaa tuulta
(intransitive, colloquial, of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.
tulla hyväksytyksi
(intransitive, colloquial, of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.
liputtaa
(transitive, ergative) To display (a flag) on a flagpole.
What does "fly" mean?
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noun A small flying insect, especially the common housefly.
"A fly landed on my sandwich while we sat outside."
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verb To travel through the air, especially by aircraft.
"The pilot said we would fly over the mountains at dawn."
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verb To move or proceed very quickly.
"We had to fly to the station because the train was about to leave."
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adj Stylish, cool, or fashionable.
"That is a fly pair of trainers you are wearing."
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fly in a sentence
- A fly landed on my sandwich while we sat outside.
- A fly kept buzzing around the kitchen.
- The pilot said we would fly over the mountains at dawn.
- They flew to Tokyo for their honeymoon.
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What is "fly" in Finnish?
"fly" in Finnish is fiksu, terävä, tyylikäs. fly means: A small flying insect, especially the common housefly.
How do you use "fly" in a sentence?
Example: "A fly landed on my sandwich while we sat outside." In Finnish, "fly" is fiksu, terävä, tyylikäs.
Are there other ways to say "fly" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 23 translations listed for "fly": fiksu, terävä, tyylikäs, kärpänen, kaksisiipinen, lento.
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