lähteä lentoon — meaning in English

English meaning

• fly noun A small flying insect, especially the common housefly.
• take off phrasal verb To leave the ground and begin flying, as an aircraft or bird does.

Senses

lähteä lentoon is used for these senses in English:

• break ground (of an aircraft) To separate from the ground on takeoff; to become airborne.
• fly (transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
• fly (intransitive, colloquial, of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.
• take flight (idiomatic) To begin flying; to become airborne or aloft; to take off and fly
• take off (surfing) To stand up on a surfboard and begin to surf a breaking wave.
• take off (intransitive) To become successful, to flourish.
• take wing Of a winged animal, to take flight; to begin flying.

fly — full definition

1. noun A small flying insect, especially the common housefly.
2. verb To travel through the air, especially by aircraft.
3. verb To move or proceed very quickly.
4. adj Stylish, cool, or fashionable.

take off — full definition

1. phrasal verb To leave the ground and begin flying, as an aircraft or bird does.
2. phrasal verb To remove a piece of clothing or something attached.
3. phrasal verb To suddenly become popular or successful.
4. phrasal verb To leave a place suddenly, often without explanation; also, to have a period away from work.

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