horsefly

/hˈɔɹsflaɪ/ noun A1

a big fly

Word Origin Horsefly is a compound of horse and fly, but the roots go back to PIE *hers- 'to run' (for horse) and *fleug- 'to fly' (for fly). So a horsefly is literally a fly that runs fast? Actually, it's a fly that bothers horses. The same roots give us horse (from Proto-Germanic *hursa-) and fly (from Proto-Germanic *fleugan). Related words include horsepower, butterfly, dragonfly, and flight.

noun a big fly A1

A big horsefly bit the horse's leg.

(名词) 马蝇;牛虻 【大苍蝇】

一只大马蝇咬了马腿。

(sustantivo) tábano [un tábano, una mosca grande]

Un tábano grande le picó la pata al caballo.

(nom) taon; mouche à cheval [Grosse mouche.]

Un gros taon a piqué la jambe du cheval.

(Substantiv) Pferdebremse; Bremse [eine große Fliege, die schmerzhaft sticht und oft Pferde belästigt]

Eine große **horsefly** hat das Pferd ins Bein gestochen.

(名詞) 大きなハエ、アブ

大きなアブが馬の脚を刺した。

(substantivo) mutuca; tavão; moscardo [uma mosca grande]

Uma mutuca grande mordeu a perna do cavalo.

Synonyms: fly bug gadfly

noun Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly). countable

While hiking in the woods, I was bitten by a painful horsefly on my arm.

(名词) 马蝇;牛虻 【虻科吸血蝇】

在树林里徒步时,我的手臂被一只马蝇咬得很疼。

(sustantivo) tábano [Cualquiera de varios tábanos de tamaño mediano a grande, de la familia Tabanidae, que chupan la sangre de los mamíferos (no debe confundirse con Stomoxys calcitrans, la mosca de los establos, o mosca del perro).]

Mientras caminaba por el bosque, me picó un tábano doloroso en el brazo.

(nom) taon [Insecte diptère de taille moyenne à grande, de la famille des Tabanidés, dont la femelle se nourrit du sang des mammifères.]

En randonnée dans les bois, je me suis fait piquer le bras par un douloureux **taon**.

(Substantiv) Bremse; Viehbremse [**Horsefly** *m.* oder *f.*: Eine mittelgroße bis große Fliege aus der Familie der Bremsen (Tabanidae), die das Blut von Säugetieren saugt (nicht zu verwechseln mit der Stallfliege oder Hundefliege).]

Beim Wandern im Wald wurde ich von einer schmerzhaften **Horsefly** in den Arm gestochen.

(名詞) アブ — ウシアブ科の比較的大型のハエで、哺乳類の血を吸う (stable fly や dog fly とは別種)。

森でハイキング中、腕を痛くアブに刺された。

(substantivo) mutuca; tábano; mosca-do-cavalo [Qualquer uma de várias moscas de tamanho médio a grande, da família Tabanidae, que sugam o sangue de mamíferos (não deve ser confundida com Stomoxys calcitrans, a mosca-do-estábulo ou mosca-do-cão).]

Durante uma trilha na floresta, fui picado por uma mutuca dolorosa no braço.

Word parts: horse + fly

Related words

Get offline access, pronunciation, spaced repetition, and learning games:

Download Syntaxiom →
📱 Offline access 🔊 Pronunciation 🧠 Spaced repetition 📖 Native language bridges