beetle

suomi-englanti sanakirja

beetle englannista suomeksi

  1. murskata, survoa

  2. livistää, häipyä, painua jhk, livistää tiehensä

  3. tuuhea, pensasmainen

  4. kuoriainen, koppakuoriainen, kovakuoriainen

  5. puunuija, nuija

  6. riippua

  1. kovakuoriainen

  2. puunuija

beetle englanniksi

  1. (senseid)Any of numerous species of insect in the order (taxfmt) characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.

  2. A of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts.

  3. {{quote-journal|en|year=1944|journal=Queen's Nurses' Magazine|volume=33-35|page=12

  4. (alternative case form of)

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  6. To move (away) quickly, to scurry away.

  7. (ux)

  8. 1982, ''(w)'' (TV programme)

  9. I beetled across to our table, but no Pauline, no Mr Cresswell, no Mr Rudyard.
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  11. Protruding, jutting, overhanging.

  12. (co)

  13. To loom over; to extend or jut (above).

  14. (RQ:Shakespeare Hamlet)

  15. {{quote-text|en|year=1822|author=William Wordsworth|title=In a Carriage, upon the Banks of the Rhin

  16. (quote-journal)

  17. {{quote-journal|en|year=1871|journal=The Spectator|volume=44|page=519

  18. (quote-book)

  19. (quote-book)|publisher=Angus and Robertson|location=Sydney|page=69|passage=By the power of an imperious spirit, Peter was able to extend his meagre five feet two in space by expanding his chest, cocking his crest, inflating his whiskers, and beetling his brows.

  20. A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.

  21. A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; a beetling machine.(R:Knight AM)

  22. To beat with a heavy mallet.

  23. To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.