centipede

[US]/'sentɪpiːd/
[UK]/'sɛntɪpid/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en lang, mangebeint insekt der ligner en orm
Word Forms
Pluralcentipedes

Real-world Examples

He dropped the centipede onto the Tiger Immortal's head.

Han tabte tusindbenet ud på Tiger Immortal's hoved.

Source: Journey to the West

Oh, just centipedes and spiders, lovely.

Åh, bare tusindben og edderkopper, dejligt.

Source: BBC documentary "Chinese New Year"

All the centipedes and spiders and snakes could come in.

Alle tusindben, edderkopper og slanger kunne komme ind.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

" Maybe some centipede" . - Wh-wh-wh-what? Going back to the centipede bit, why? What does that add?

" Måske nogle tusindben" . - Wh-wh-wh-hvad? Når vi vender tilbage til tusindben-delen, hvorfor? Hvad tilføjer det?

Source: Gourmet Base

Then the centipede crawled along his mouth.

Så krøb tusindbenet langs hans mund.

Source: Journey to the West

The centipede thinks about it and realizes that it has no idea.

Tusindbenet tænker over det og indser, at det ikke har nogen idé.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

But the one thing that I couldn't find it is centipede.

Men den ene ting, jeg ikke kunne finde, er tusindben.

Source: Gourmet Base

Wukong plucked one of his hairs and turned it into a centipede.

Wukong plukkede et af sine hår og forvandlede det til et tusindben.

Source: Journey to the West

I don't think there's 11 tigers in it but maybe some centipede.

Jeg tror ikke, der er 11 tigre i det, men måske nogle tusindben.

Source: Gourmet Base

Well, in that case, we could join my friends' competitive human centipede team.

Nå, i så fald kunne vi jo slutte os til mine venners konkurrencehold for menneskelige tusindben.

Source: Humor University

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