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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries飞
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fēi
"小鸟在天空中飞翔。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move through the air using wings.
"Birds can fly south for the winter."
- 1
A small two-winged insect of the order Diptera.
"A fly landed on the kitchen table."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'flēogan', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'vliegen' and German 'fliegen', ultimately stemming from an Indo-European root meaning 'to flow' or 'to move lightly through the air'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fly" is said worldwide
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voler
Transliteration: voh-leh
"Les oiseaux aiment voler dans le ciel."
fliegen
Transliteration: flee-gen
"Vögel können hoch am Himmel fliegen."
volare
Transliteration: voh-lah-reh
"Gli uccelli volano nel cielo azzurro."
volar
Transliteration: boh-lahr
"Los pájaros pueden volar muy alto."
voar
Transliteration: voh-ahr
"Os pássaros voam livremente pelo céu."
उड़ना
Transliteration: udna
"पक्षी आकाश में उड़ते हैं।"
飞
Transliteration: fēi
"小鸟在天空中飞翔。"
날다
Transliteration: nalda
"새들이 푸른 하늘을 난다."
飛ぶ
Transliteration: tobu
"鳥が空高く飛んでいます。"
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