fly on the wall

English - Turkish

Definition of fly on the wall in English Turkish dictionary

(Sinema) bir çekim tekniği

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on the wall

duvarın üstünde

English - English

Definition of fly on the wall in English English dictionary

A quiet, non-participating, or unseen observer; an eavesdropper or witness

James W. Gerard, ex-Ambassador to Germany, the first speaker of the evening, said that at that moment he would like to be a fly on the wall of the palace at Potsdam to hear what the Potsdam gang were saying about our soldiers.

A fly-on-the-wall documentary is made by filming people as they do the things they normally do, rather than by interviewing them or asking them to talk directly to the camera. a fly-on-the-wall documentary about the Queen's life. a fly on the wall: see fly. a fly-on-the-wall television programme shows people's daily lives in a very natural way, because they forget that they are being filmed be a fly on the wall fly (6)

Turkish pronunciation

flay ôn dhi wôl

Pronunciation

/ˈflī ˈôn ᴛʜē ˈwôl/ /ˈflaɪ ˈɔːn ðiː ˈwɔːl/

Etymology

[ 'flI ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English flien, from Old English flEogan; akin to Old High German fliogan to fly and probably Old English flOwan to flow.