Mosca in english
pronunciation: flaɪ part of speech: verb, noun
mosca = fly [flies, -pl.].
Example: From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's Fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.more:
» acudir como moscas a la miel = crawl out of + the woodwork [Sinónimo de come out of the woodwork] .
Example: Summer vacation is the time for scammers to crawl out of the woodwork.» acudir como moscas (a la miel) = crawl out of + the woodwork [Sinónimo de come out of the woodwork] ; come out of + the woodwork .
Example: Summer vacation is the time for scammers to crawl out of the woodwork. Example: And I'm sure there's plenty more unknowns or 'brand-news' yet to come out of the woodwork.» caer como moscas = drop like + flies .
Example: Rural post offices are dropping like flies, taking with them village shops for whom the postal business made the difference between life and death.» como moscas en panal = like bees around a honey pot .
Example: Men always did flock around you like bees around a honey pot.» cuando el diablo está aburrido mata moscas con el rabo = idle hands are the devil's workshop/tools/playground ; the devil finds work for idle hands .
Example: The saying the 'idle hands are the devil's workshop' may be particularly apt in the case of Islamic rioters and terrorists. Example: They can easily turn into delinquents and cause social disturbances, for, as we all know, the devil finds work for idle hands.» cuando el diablo no tiene qué hacer, con el rabo mata moscas = idle hands are the devil's workshop/tools/playground ; the devil finds work for idle hands .
Example: The saying the 'idle hands are the devil's workshop' may be particularly apt in the case of Islamic rioters and terrorists. Example: They can easily turn into delinquents and cause social disturbances, for, as we all know, the devil finds work for idle hands.» en boca cerrada no entra moscas = the less said (about it), the better .
Example: In fact, when it comes to spying on employees Internet surfing behavior, perhaps the less said, the better.» en boca cerrada no entran moscas = mum's the word! ; silence is golden ; loose lips sink ships ; if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it .
Example: Mum's the word: Weis not giving hints on the player's future. Example: They say silence is golden but some people really just don't get it and they go on and on and on!. Example: If you do actually care about poor kids then this sort of unsubstantiated rumour is far more pernicious -- loose lips sink ships. Example: But a wise man once said: 'If you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it'.» estar con la mosca detrás de la oreja = smell + a rat .
Example: 'Something doesn't seem right, and I don't know exactly what it is, but I kind of smell a rat,' Cooper said = "Algo parece que no está bien, y no sé exactamente qué es, pero yo como que tengo la mosca detrás de la oreja", dijo Cooper.» incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly .
Example: Whoever said Moby is the leader of dickheads that beat people up? He is just a bald-headed hippie who wouldn't hurt a fly.» matar moscas a cañonazos = use + a sledgehammer to crack a (wal)nut .
Example: But a father of one of the boys today accused the police of wasting their time and resources and for 'using a sledgehammer to crack a nut'.» mosca de la fruta = fruit fly .
Example: This article reports the results of a quantitative analysis of co-cited author retrieval performance in the area of the genetics of the fruit flies.» mosca negra = black fly .
Example: The particular problem posed is the reproduction of mosquitoes and black flies in domestic animal troughs.» oír una mosca = hear a pin drop .
Example: The acoustics were so clear we could actually hear a pin drop.» pájaro mosca = hummingbird .
Example: A sampling technique was applied to measure and quantify visitor behavior at an enclosed hummingbird aviary in a museum.» pesca con mosca = fly fishing .
Example: This is far from traditional fly fishing and some anglers will throw their arms up in horror but others will love it.» por si las moscas = just in case [En biblioteconomía, principio por el cual la prioridad de la biblioteca es acumular material "por si acaso" le es útil a alguien] ; on spec [Abreviatura de on speculation] .
Example: The project shifts the paradigm for information services in support of research from a 'just in case' collection centred approach to 'just in time' service oriented operation. Example: You are lucky to find anywhere to stay if you just turn up on spec in Amsterdam in the middle of August.» tener la mosca detrás de la oreja = smell + a rat .
Example: 'Something doesn't seem right, and I don't know exactly what it is, but I kind of smell a rat,' Cooper said = "Algo parece que no está bien, y no sé exactamente qué es, pero yo como que tengo la mosca detrás de la oreja", dijo Cooper.