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The Finnish word for fly is
kärpänen





fly



Translations for fly and their definitions

lentää
     1. v. (intransitive) To fly.
     2. v. (intransitive) To fall down.
     3. v. To fly a plane etc.


kärpänen
     1. n. fly
     2. n. bug (enthusiasm for something, obsession)


fiksu
     1. adj. (colloquial) clever, smart, sharp, bright


lento
     1. n. The act of flying or being in the air.
     2. n. The flight in a flying vehicle or spacecraft.
     3. adv. (music) lento (slowly)



sepalus
     1. n. fly (strip that hides the opening of trousers/pants or underpants)



tyylikäs
     1. adj. smart (by appearance)
     2. adj. stylish
     3. adj. elegant
     4. adj. distingue



lähteä lentoon
     1. to take off, to begin flight


liehureuna
     1. n. A fly (the free vertical edge of a flying flag).


leveys
     1. n. width or breadth of an object
     2. n. beam (maximum width of a ship)
     3. n. in combination with pohjoinen, , nothern or (m, fi, eteläinen, , southern): latitude (angular distance north or south of the equator)
           Sijaintimme on 21 astetta itäistä pituutta, 60 astetta pohjoista leveyttä.
             Our longitude is 21 degrees east and latitude 60 degrees north.


paeta
     1. v. To flee from, run away from.
           He pakenivat sotaa Ruotsiin.
             They escaped from the war to Sweden.
     2. v. (transitive + partitive) To escape, get away.
     3. v. ~ onnettomuuspaikalta = to hit and run.


perho
     1. n. A fly (fishing lure).
     2. n. Short form of perhonen, , butterfly, used poetically and in compound words.


kiitää
     1. v. (intransitive) to race, speed, fly, dash, scud
           Autot kiisivät ohi.
             The cars raced by.
           Lokki kiitää lähellä pintaa.
             The gull flies near the surface.


ohjata
     1. v. to steer, pilot, navigate, drive a vehicle (car, ship, airplane, etc.)
     2. v. to direct, guide, conduct, lead, channel a moving object, flowing substance, traffic, etc.
     3. v. to control, regulate a device, appliance, or system
     4. v. to show the way, give directions, show to somewhere, usher, direct, guide, lead
     5. v. to give information to, give instructions to, give directions to, tell someone what to do, counsel, instruct, guide, direct, tutor, mentor, encourage people, patients, employees, students, studies, tr
     6. v. to control, monitor, oversee, govern, steer, regulate, supervise, direct an activity, task, organization, operations (in general and medical operations), government authorities, the enforcement of (an
     7. v. to direct a play, film, etc.


terävä
     1. adj. sharp
     2. adj. smart, clever, bright, quick-witted



lennättää
     1. v. To fly.
           Minä lennätän leijaa.
             I fly a kite.


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