dragonfly
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera,…An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.
» There is a dragonfly on the ceiling.
Eine Libelle ist an der Decke.
На потолке стрекоза.
На потолке сидит стрекоза.
Там є бабка на стелі.
На стелі сидить бабка.
Meaning
1 sensesAn insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.
There were two dragonflies in the garden today.
Libelle, Wasserjungfer
стрекоза́strekozá
стрекоза́strekozá, ва́жкаvážka, ба́бкаbábka
- slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
Examples
34 sentencesThere is a dragonfly on the ceiling.
Там є бабка на стелі. — ChickenKiev
ruНа потолке стрекоза. — sharptoothed
deEine Libelle ist an der Decke. — jakov
It's been a long time since I've seen any dragonflies in this area.
Я вже давно не бачив жодних бабок тут непадолік. — deniko
deEs ist lange her, dass ich Libellen in diesem Gebiet gesehen habe. — samueldora
I saw some dragonflies.
The dragonfly was skimming across the water.
Бабка легко ковзала над поверхнею води. — ChickenKiev
ruСтрекоза скользила туда-сюда над поверхностью воды, почти касаясь её. — Selena777
The dragonfly was eaten by a frog.
Бабку з'їла жаба. — deniko
deDie Libelle wurde von einem Frosch verspeist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Forms
plural: dragonfliesSynonyms
18 synonyms- slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.:darning needledevil's darning needlesewing needlesnake feedersnake doctormosquito hawkskeeter hawk