centipede

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

Translation

n. un insecto largo y multípedo que se asemeja a un gusano
Word Forms

Real-world Examples

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

Él dejó caer la cienpía sobre la cabeza del Inmortal Tigre.

Source: Journey to the West

Oh, just centipedes and spiders, lovely.

Oh, solo cienpías y arañas, qué agradable.

Source: BBC documentary "Chinese New Year"

All the centipedes and spiders and snakes could come in.

Todas las cienpías, arañas y serpientes podrían entrar.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

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

"Tal vez algunas cienpías" - Wh-wh-wh-¿qué? Volviendo a la parte de la cienpía, ¿por qué? ¿Qué agrega?

Source: Gourmet Base

Then the centipede crawled along his mouth.

Entonces, la cienpía se arrastró por su boca.

Source: Journey to the West

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

La cienpía lo piensa y se da cuenta de que no tiene ni idea.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

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

Pero lo único que no pude encontrar es la cienpía.

Source: Gourmet Base

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

Wukong arrancó uno de sus cabellos y lo convirtió en una cienpía.

Source: Journey to the West

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

No creo que haya 11 tigres en él, pero tal vez algunas cienpías.

Source: Gourmet Base

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

Bueno, en ese caso, podríamos unirse al equipo competitivo de cienpías humanas de mis amigos.

Source: Humor University

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