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housefly

/hˈaʊsflaɪ/ noun A1

a common fly

Word Origin Housefly is a compound of house and fly, with roots in Proto-Germanic husan 'dwelling' and fleugan 'to fly.' So it's the fly that hangs around houses. The same roots give us house (and its many compounds like household, greenhouse) and fly (with butterfly, dragonfly, flight). The PIE root *pleu- for fly also gives us flow and float — all about moving through air or water.

noun a common fly A1

A housefly landed on the table.

(名词) 家蝇；苍蝇 【常见的苍蝇】

一只家蝇落在桌子上。

(sustantivo) mosca común; mosca doméstica [una mosca común]

Una mosca común se posó en la mesa.

(nom) mouche domestique; mouche commune [mouche commune qui vit dans les habitations humaines]

Une mouche domestique s'est posée sur la table.

(Substantiv) Stubenfliege; Hausfliege [eine häufig vorkommende Fliegenart, die oft in Häusern anzutreffen ist]

Eine **housefly** landete auf dem Tisch.

(名詞) イエバエ。人家の周辺に普通のハエ。

イエバエがテーブルに止まった。

(substantivo) mosca doméstica; mosca comum [uma mosca comum]

Uma mosca pousou na mesa.

Synonyms: fly bug insect pest

noun Any fly regularly found in human dwellings. countable

A housefly buzzed around the kitchen, landing on the fruit bowl.

(名词) 家蝇

一只家蝇在厨房里嗡嗡作响，落在了水果碗上。

(sustantivo) mosca doméstica; mosca común [Mosca doméstica: cualquier mosca que se encuentra regularmente en las viviendas humanas.]

Una mosca doméstica zumbó por la cocina, posándose en el frutero.

(nom) mouche domestique; mouche commune [Mouche que l'on trouve couramment dans les habitations humaines, en particulier Musca domestica.]

Une mouche domestique bourdonnait dans la cuisine, venant se poser sur la coupe de fruits.

(Substantiv) Stubenfliege; Hausfliege [Stubenfliege; Fliege, die regelmäßig in menschlichen Wohnräumen vorkommt und sich von Nahrungsmitteln oder Abfällen ernährt]

Eine **housefly** summte durch die Küche und setzte sich auf die Obstschale.

(名詞) 人間の住居に日常的に現れるハエ。

イエバエが台所の周りをブンブン飛び回り、果物が盛られたボウルに止まった。

(substantivo) mosca doméstica; mosca comum; mosca-de-casa [Qualquer mosca encontrada regularmente em habitações humanas.]

Uma mosca doméstica zumbiu pela cozinha, pousando na fruteira.

Synonyms: common housefly domestic fly Musca domestica
Word parts: house + fly

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