as the crow flies

US /æz ðə kroʊ flaɪz/
UK /æz ðə kroʊ flaɪz/
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Luftlinie, geradeaus

in a straight line; by the shortest route

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It's about ten miles from here to the city center as the crow flies, but much longer by road.
Es sind ungefähr zehn Meilen von hier zum Stadtzentrum Luftlinie, aber viel länger über die Straße.
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The two villages are only a mile apart as the crow flies.
Die beiden Dörfer sind nur eine Meile voneinander entfernt Luftlinie.
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crowtime fliescarrion crowcrow's feetdrop like fliesevery cock crows on his own dunghillas the old cock crows, so does the young