🇬🇧🇪🇸 centipede - ciempiés : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "centipede" ("ciempiés"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A centipede is a long, thin insect-like creature with many legs—usually one pair per body segment. Even though “centipede” means “100 feet,” not all centipedes have exactly 100 legs. Some have more, some less, but they’re all really good at scurrying around fast.
I saw a centipede and wondered how long it takes to tie all its shoes.
My dance moves look like a confused centipede trying to do the cha-cha.
If a centipede went ice skating, it’d need enough skates to open its own store.
I tried to count a centipede’s legs, but it kept running like it had somewhere important to be.
If a centipede went to a shoe store, it would need a really big shopping cart.
In the garden a child found a centipede curled on a damp stone. "Centipede!" the child cried. The small centipede unfolded, showing a long thin body and dozens of tiny legs that shivered over the leaf. The child counted legs aloud: one, two, many—then gently moved a stick and watched the centipede crawl away, laughing, "centipede!"
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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