beetle

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Insecto con alas exteriores duras que cubren y protegen las alas con las que vuela.

En inglés sencillo: An insect with hard outer wings that cover and protect the wings it uses to fly.

• A beetle crawled across the leaf.
• We found several beetles under the log.
• Can this beetle fly?

Expresiones frecuentes: black beetle, dung beetle, beetle larvae, beetle wings

corretear, salir corriendo

Moverse rápidamente hacia algún sitio, a menudo con pasos cortos y apresurados.

En inglés sencillo: To move somewhere quickly, often with small, hurried steps.

• He beetled off to work.
• The children beetled away down the path.
• She was beetling along with a bag in each hand.

Sinónimos: scurry, hurry, scuttle

Antónimos: dawdle

Expresiones frecuentes: beetle off, beetle away, beetle along

sobresalir, sobresalir por encima

Proyectarse por encima de algo, a menudo con un aspecto imponente o amenazador.

En inglés sencillo: To stick out above something, often looking large or threatening.

• A rock beetled over the entrance.
• The cliffs beetle above the sea.
• His thick brows beetled over his eyes.

Cómo se usa: beetle over something (Dark cliffs beetled over the narrow path.)

Sinónimos: overhang, jut out, loom

Expresiones frecuentes: beetle over something, beetle above something

saliente, prominente

Que sobresale por encima de algo; se usa especialmente para describir cejas espesas.

En inglés sencillo: Sticking out over something, especially when describing thick eyebrows.

• He had beetle brows.
• Her beetle eyebrows gave her a stern expression.
• Two sharp eyes watched from beneath his beetle brows.

Sinónimos: overhanging, protruding, jutting

Expresiones frecuentes: beetle brows, beetle eyebrows