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beetle ['bi:təl]1 noun(c) Building industry (hammer) mailloche f; Technology (machine) mouton m; Building industry (for paving) hie f, demoiselle f(a) (cliff, crag) surplomber∎ he beetled in/out of the house il est entré dans/sorti de la maison à toute vitesse∎ Cars (Volkswagen) Beetle Coccinelle f►► British beetle drive = fête où l'on joue au "beetle"familiar filer -
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beetle [ˈbi:tl]scarabée m* * *['biːtl] 1.2) (colloq) Automobile coccinelle (colloq) f ( modèle de Volkswagen)2.intransitive verb (colloq)to beetle off — filer (colloq)
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dame f, demoiselle fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > beetle
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7 beetle-browed
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beetle-browed [-braʊd]British (with overhanging eyebrows) aux sourcils proéminents; (with bushy eyebrows) aux sourcils broussailleux; (scowling) renfrognéUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > beetle-browed
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Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > beetle-crusher
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11 black beetle
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12 carpet beetle
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13 Colorado beetle
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14 death watch beetle
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15 dung beetle
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16 gold beetle
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17 May beetle
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18 potato beetle
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19 rhinoceros beetle
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20 scavenger beetle
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beetle — beetle1 [bēt′ l] n. [ME bitil < OE bitela < bītan, BITE] 1. any of a large order (Coleoptera) of insects, including weevils, with biting mouthparts and hard front wings (elytra) that cover the membranous hind wings when the hind wings are… … English World dictionary
Beetle — Bee tle, n. [OE. bityl, bittle, AS. b[imac]tel, fr. b[imac]tan to bite. See {Bite}, v. t.] Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See {Coleoptera}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beetle — Bee tle (b[=e] t l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beetled} ( t ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Beetling}.] 1. To beat with a heavy mallet. [1913 Webster] 2. To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beetle — steht für VW New Beetle, Automodell von Oktober 1997 bis Juli 2010 VW Beetle, Nachfolgermodell voraussichtlich ab Herbst 2011 erhältlich Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
Beetle — Bee tle, v. i. [See {Beetlebrowed}.] To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut. [1913 Webster] To the dreadful summit of the cliff That beetles o er his base into the sea. Shak. [1913 Webster] Each beetling rampart, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beetle — Bee tle (b[=e] t l), n. [OE. betel, AS. b[=i]tl, b?tl, mallet, hammer, fr. be[ a]tan to beat. See {Beat}, v. t.] 1. A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beetle — also Bug informal AmE a small car made by Volkswagen which has a high, rounded top. It was first produced in the 1930s … Dictionary of contemporary English
beetle — vb overhang, jut, project, *bulge, protuberate, protrude, stick out Analogous words: menace, *threaten … New Dictionary of Synonyms
beetle — ► NOUN ▪ an insect with the forewings modified into hard wing cases that cover the hindwings and abdomen. ► VERB informal ▪ hurry along with short, quick steps. ORIGIN Old English, «biter» … English terms dictionary
Beetle — Beetles redirects here. For the band, see The Beatles. For the car, see Volkswagen Beetle. This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Beetle (disambiguation). Beetle Temporal range: 318–0 Ma … Wikipedia
beetle — beetle1 /beet l/, n., v., beetled, beetling. n. 1. any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera, characterized by hard, horny forewings that cover and protect the membranous flight wings. 2. (loosely) any of various insects resembling the… … Universalium