mosca
fly [flies, -pl.].
From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's Fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.
caer como moscas
drop like + flies
Rural post offices are dropping like flies, taking with them village shops for whom the postal business made the difference between life and death.
como moscas en panal
like bees around a honey pot
Men always did flock around you like bees around a honey pot.
cuando el diablo está aburrido mata moscas con el rabo
idle hands are the devil's workshop/tools/playground
the devil finds work for idle hands
The saying the 'idle hands are the devil's workshop' may be particularly apt in the case of Islamic rioters and terrorists.
They can easily turn into delinquents and cause social disturbances, for, as we all know, the devil finds work for idle hands.
cuando el diablo no tiene qué hacer, con el rabo mata moscas
idle hands are the devil's workshop/tools/playground
the devil finds work for idle hands
The saying the 'idle hands are the devil's workshop' may be particularly apt in the case of Islamic rioters and terrorists.
They can easily turn into delinquents and cause social disturbances, for, as we all know, the devil finds work for idle hands.
estar con la mosca detrás de la oreja
smell + a rat
'Something doesn't seem right, and I don't know exactly what it is, but I kind of smell a rat,' Cooper said = "Algo parece que no está bien, y no sé exactamente qué es, pero yo como que tengo la mosca detrás de la oreja", dijo Cooper.
incapaz de matar una mosca
wouldn't hurt a fly
Whoever said Moby is the leader of dickheads that beat people up? He is just a bald-headed hippie who wouldn't hurt a fly.
matar moscas a cañonazos
use + a sledgehammer to crack a (wal)nut
But a father of one of the boys today accused the police of wasting their time and resources and for 'using a sledgehammer to crack a nut'.
mosca de la fruta
fruit fly
This article reports the results of a quantitative analysis of co-cited author retrieval performance in the area of the genetics of the fruit flies.
mosca negra
black fly
The particular problem posed is the reproduction of mosquitoes and black flies in domestic animal troughs.
oír una mosca
hear a pin drop
The acoustics were so clear we could actually hear a pin drop.
pesca con mosca
fly fishing
This is far from traditional fly fishing and some anglers will throw their arms up in horror but others will love it.
por si las moscas [En biblioteconomía, principio por el cual la prioridad de la biblioteca es acumular material "por si acaso" le es útil a alguien] [Abreviatura de on speculation]
just in case
on spec
The project shifts the paradigm for information services in support of research from a 'just in case' collection centred approach to 'just in time' service oriented operation.
You are lucky to find anywhere to stay if you just turn up on spec in Amsterdam in the middle of August.
tener la mosca detrás de la oreja
smell + a rat
'Something doesn't seem right, and I don't know exactly what it is, but I kind of smell a rat,' Cooper said = "Algo parece que no está bien, y no sé exactamente qué es, pero yo como que tengo la mosca detrás de la oreja", dijo Cooper.
