volando in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for volando in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.volar VB intr

1. volar pájaro/avión:

volar

to fly

volaremos a una altura de 10.000 metros

we shall be cruising at an altitude of 10, 000 meters

no me gusta volar, prefiero el tren

I don't like flying, I prefer to go by train

2.1. volar tiempo:

volar

to fly

¡cómo vuela el tiempo!

doesn't time fly!

estos dos años han volado

these two years have flown by o have flown past o have gone by very fast

las malas noticias vuelan

bad news travels fast

2.2. volar <volando ger > comer/cambiarse:

volar

in a rush

volar

in a hurry

tengo que irme volando

I have to rush off

las vacaciones se me han pasado volando

the holidays have flown past

las vacaciones se me han pasado volando

the holidays have whizzed past inf

las entradas se acaban volando

the tickets sell out very quickly o in no time at all

tuve que comer volando

I had to eat in a rush o to bolt my food

volando pica Mex inf

he's/she's a quick worker! inf

2.3. volar <volando ger > Mex inf:

volar (inestable)

unsteady

volar (sin resolver, sin definir)

up in the air

está volando y se va a caer

it isn't steady o it's unsteady and it's going to fall

el asunto de la casa está volando

the matter of the house is still up in the air o is still undecided

3.1. volar (con el viento):

volaron todos los papeles

my papers blew all over the place

volaron todos los papeles

the wind blew my papers all over the place

el sombrero voló

his hat blew off/away

3.2. volar inf (desaparecer):

volar

to vanish

volar

to disappear

los bombones en seguida volaron

the chocolates vanished o disappeared in no time

hoy día el sueldo vuela

nowadays my salary seems to disappear o go in no time

3.3. volar Mex inf:

(a volar) niños, a volar

OK you kids, go away o get out of here

a volar con tus ideas raras

you and your weird ideas, get out of here! inf

toma el dinero y a volar

take the money and run

mandar a volar a alg. Mex

to kick sb out inf

3.4. volar Mex inf (evaporarse):

volar

to evaporate

4. volar ARCHIT:

volar

to project

5. volar AmS inf (de rabia, fiebre):

estaba que volaba de rabia

she was beside herself with rage o with anger

tiene una fiebre que vuela

he has a really high temperature

tiene una fiebre que vuela

he has a very bad fever

II.volar VB trans

1. volar:

volar puente/edificio

to blow up

volar caja fuerte

to blow

2. volar inf (robar):

volar Mex Ven

to swipe inf

volar Mex Ven

to nick Brit inf

3. volar Mex inf (volver loco):

volar

to drive … mad

si se lo dices, lo vuelas

if you tell him, it'll drive him mad o he'll go crazy inf

III.volarse VB vpr

1. volarse Col inf:

volarse preso:

to escape

volarse alumno:

to play hooky esp. Am inf

volarse alumno:

to skive off (school) Brit inf

el marido se voló con otra

her husband ran away o ran off with another woman

2. volarse Mex inf (volverse loco):

volarse

to go crazy inf

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un albatros galanamente volando por los aires

an albatross flying gracefully through the air

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in double-quick time

volando inf

double-quick

volando inf

pronto

volando inf

hotfoot

ir volando

I hotfooted downtown

me fui volando or corriendo al centro

to hotfoot it inf

ir volando or corriendo

to hurtle along/by or past

ir/pasar volando or a toda velocidad

she hurtled by in a sports car

pasó volando or a toda velocidad en un deportivo

it sent them hurtling through the air

los lanzó volando por el aire

hang-glide

volar con ala delta

hang-glide

volar en deslizador Mex

we had a hurried meal and then rushed out

comimos rápidamente y nos fuimos volando

we had a hurried meal and then rushed out

comimos a las carreras y nos fuimos volando inf

jack

volar Mex Ven inf

hedgehop

volar a ras de tierra

volando in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for volando in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.volar <o → ue> VB intr

1. volar (en el aire):

volar

to fly

echar a volar

to fly off

el tiempo vuela

time flies

las malas noticias vuelan

bad news travels fast

las malas noticias vuelan

no news is good news

2. volar (desaparecer):

volar

to disappear

el dinero ha volado

the money has vanished

3. volar (apresurarse):

volar

to dash

¡voy volando!

I'm on my way!

volar a hacer algo

to rush off to do sth

4. volar inf (con drogas):

volar

to be high

II.volar <o → ue> VB trans

1. volar (hacer explotar):

volar

to blow up

2. volar (enfadar):

volar

to drive mad

3. volar:

volar (hacer volar)

to fly

volar (ave)

to frighten off

hacer volar una cometa

to fly a kite

4. volar TYPO:

volar

to write in superscript

III.volar <o → ue> VB refl volarse

1. volar (huir):

volarse

to run away

2. volar (desaparecer):

volarse

to vanish

3. volar LatAm (enfadarse):

volarse

to get mad

4. volar (hacer novillos):

volarse

to bunk off (school) Brit

volarse

to play hooky Am

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ver elefantes volando

to believe anything

salió volando una muchedumbre de pájaros

a flock of birds flew off

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fly away

irse volando

fly off

irse volando

to hotfoot it somewhere inf

ir volando a algún sitio

hotfoot

ir volando

flying

el volar

flightless

incapaz de volar

blow up

volar

in double-quick time

volando

volando Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

¡voy volando!

I'm on my way!

más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando prov

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

salió volando una muchedumbre de pájaros

a flock of birds flew off

el tiempo pasa volando

time flies

volar por encima de los Alpes

to fly over the Alps

pasó volando a flor de tierra

the plane skimmed over the ground

ver elefantes volando

to believe anything

más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando prov

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush prov

volar de Nueva York a Tokio

to fly from New York to Tokyo

llevar a alguien a volar con planeador

to take sb gliding