insect
/ˈɪn.sɛkt/ nom A2En français : insecte
- An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton. · Our shed has several insect infestations, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps.
- A contemptible or powerless person. · The manager’s assistant was the worst sort of insect.
Pluriel insects
Dans la bibliothèque
“Those are indeed holidays to me; I go into the garden, I plant, I prune, I trim, I kill the insects all day long.”
Escaping, the Fly said mockingly, “You who have wished to revenge, even with death, the Prick of a tiny insect, see what you have done to yourself to add insult to injury?” The Bald Man replied, “I can easily make peace with myself, because I know there was no intention to hurt.
But you, an ill-favoured and contemptible insect who delights in sucking human blood, I wish that I could have killed you even if I had incurred a heavier penalty.”
Now, it never occurred to me to wish for a nearer inspection of these large insects, with their long black claws, for I always feared to find under their stone wings some little human genius fagged to death with cabals, factions, and government intrigues.
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