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fly around

fly around

Meaning of fly around

English

if rumours fly around, many people quickly hear and repeat them

Русский

о слухах: быстро распространяться

fly around

Pronunciation

British English
/ˌflaɪ əˈraʊnd/
American English
/ˌflaɪ əˈraʊnd/

fly around with Russian translation

Сочетания со словом fly around

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

11 сочетаний

Слухи и догадки

Rumours and speculation
gossip flies around
сплетни разносятся

Gossip flies around quickly in a small workplace like ours.

В таком небольшом коллективе, как наш, сплетни разносятся быстро.

wild rumours flying around
ходят самые невероятные слухи

There are wild rumours flying around, but nobody has confirmed anything.

Ходят самые невероятные слухи, но никто ничего не подтвердил.

  • rumours fly aroundслухи разносятся
  • stories fly aroundходят разные истории
  • speculation flies aroundразносятся предположения

Сообщения и версии

Reports and versions
  • accusations fly aroundсыплются обвинения
  • names fly aroundзвучат разные имена
  • conflicting versions flying aroundходят противоречивые версии

Где и когда информация разносится

Where and when it circulates
  • fly around the officeходить по офису
  • fly around on social mediaразноситься в социальных сетях
  • fly around among colleaguesходить среди коллег

fly around usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Gossip about the wedding flew around the office.

Сплетни о свадьбе разносились по офису.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Stories flew around the town.

По городу разносились разные истории.

fly around synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between fly around, go around, get around, circulate, and spread

G
🇬🇧English
go around

Be passed around: rumours, illnesses.

often

ENThere's a cold going around at school.

G
🇬🇧English
get around

Become widely known.

often

ENNews of their engagement soon got around.

C
🇬🇧English
circulate

More formal word for spreading.

rare word

ENA strange email is circulating in the office.

S
🇬🇧English
spread

Neutral 'spread'.

very often

ENThe news spread quickly.

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fly around meaning: what does it mean?

if rumours fly around, many people quickly hear and repeat them

fly around pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

fly around is pronounced as /ˌflaɪ əˈraʊnd/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

fly around definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Сплетни о свадьбе разносились по офису. Translation: Gossip about the wedding flew around the office.

Is fly around part of Phrasal Verbs vocabulary?

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