How is the word по прямой translated from Russian to English

English translation
as the crow flies
phrase

По прямой между двумя точками, кратчайшее расстояние.

In a straight line between two points, shortest distance.

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  • Я живу в пяти милях от офиса по прямой. — I live five miles from the office as the crow flies.

  • Можешь сказать, как далеко это по прямой? — Can you tell me how far it is as the crow flies?

  • Пешеходная тропа ведет туда напрямую, по прямой. — The hiking trail goes directly there, as the crow flies.

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