English-Swedish translations for take flight

• ta till flykten
  Om människor i länderna i söder måste ta till flykten för att de inte längre har något vatten och för att mat blir alltmer sällsynt, kommer de att utgöra ett säkerhetsproblem för Europa.If people in the countries of the South have to take flight because they no longer have any water and food becomes scarcer and scarcer, they will represent a security problem for Europe.

Definition of take flight

• To begin flying; to become airborne or aloft; to take off and fly
• to flee

Examples

• Though the bird is still young, in a day or two it will spread its wing and take flight for the first time.
• The criminals took flight as soon as they heard the sirens.

Related words

• take the floor
• take a flyer
• take to flight