Engelsk substantiv: beetle |
1. | beetle (om dyr) insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | insect |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | Anoplophora glabripennis, Asian longhorned beetle, bark beetle, blister beetle, carabid beetle, carpet beetle, carpet bug, chrysomelid, clerid, clerid beetle, deathwatch, deathwatch beetle, elater, elaterid, elaterid beetle, firefly, ground beetle, lady beetle, ladybeetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle, ladybug, lamellicorn beetle, leaf beetle, lightning bug, long-horned beetle, longicorn, longicorn beetle, meloid, rove beetle, tiger beetle, water beetle, weevil, whirligig beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum |
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| Tilhører disse overordnede uttrykkene | Coleoptera, order Coleoptera |
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2. | beetle (om gjenstand) a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | mallet |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | hammer |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | carpenter's mallet, gavel |
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Engelsk verb: beetle |
1. | beetle (om tilstand) be suspended over or hang over |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town.
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | overhang |
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| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s something |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | hang |
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2. | beetle (om bevegelse) fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He beetled up the staircase. They beetled off home.
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| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | go, locomote, move, travel |
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3. | beetle (om relasjon) beat with a beetle |
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| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | beat |
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