Mosca (en. Fly)

ˈmoska

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Insect from the diptera family that generally feeds on decaying organic matter.

Flies are common on warm summer days.

Las moscas son comunes en los días cálidos del verano.

Measurement unit in construction, equivalent to one square meter.

The land has an area of ten flies.

El terreno tiene una extensión de diez moscas.

Insult towards a person considered annoying or useless.

You are a fly in my soup.

Eres una mosca en mi sopa.

From Latin 'musca'.

dead fly

A person who seems harmless but is dangerous.

mosca muerta

there's no fly

It refers to having no problems or complications.

no hay mosca

little dead fly

Someone who pretends to be innocent or weak.

mosquita muerta

to be the fly in the soup

To be an element that annoys or interferes.

ser la mosca en la sopa

mosquito

Insect resembling a fly, known for its flight.

zancudo

butterfly

Insect that feeds on nectar, beautiful and colorful.

mariposa

scorpion

Arachnid that, unlike the fly, is generally poisonous.

escorpión

A person who annoys with their presence.

You are a fly; get out of here.

Eres una mosca; vete de aquí.

A complicated or problematic situation.

This meeting is a fly; nothing is being accomplished.

Esta reunión es una mosca, no se está logrando nada.