mosquitoes

/məˈskiːtoʊz/ /məˈskɪtoʊz/

Meanings

noun

Mosquitos

A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria and yellow fever.

Examples :

"Mosquitoes are annoying because they bite and leave itchy bumps. "

Los mosquitos son molestos porque pican y dejan ronchas que pican.

Related Words

leaving verb

/ˈliːvɪŋ/

Dejar, resultar

"The heavy rain was leaving puddles all over the playground. "

La fuerte lluvia estaba dejando charcos por todo el patio de recreo.

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

Porque, ya que

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Fui al parque porque hacía buen tiempo.

carrying verb

/ˈkæɹiɪŋ/

Llevar, transportar

"She was carrying a heavy backpack to school. "

Ella llevaba una mochila pesada a la escuela.

itching verb

/ˈɪtʃɪŋ/

Picar, dar comezón

""My skin is itching after being bitten by mosquitoes." "

Me pica la piel después de que me picaron los mosquitos.

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Anterior, antiguo

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

Mi vecino anterior, un maestro jubilado, todavía visita la escuela de vez en cuando.

malaria noun

/məˈlɛə.ɹi.ə/

Malaria

"The doctor diagnosed my cousin with malaria after he returned from a trip to Africa. "

El médico diagnosticó a mi primo malaria después de que regresó de un viaje a África.

females noun

/ˈfiː.meɪlz/

Mujeres, hembras

"The veterinarian examined the kittens and determined that three were males and two were females. "

El veterinario examinó los gatitos y determinó que tres eran machos y dos hembras.

diseases noun

/dɪˈziːzɪz/

Enfermedades

"The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered."

Las plantas de tomate tenían algún tipo de enfermedad que dejó sus hojas manchadas y la fruta marchita.

mosquitos noun

/məˈskiːtoʊz/ /məˈskiːtəʊz/

Mosquitos, mosca

"The mosquitos in the backyard were biting us, so we had to go inside. "

Los mosquitos en el patio trasero nos estaban picando, así que tuvimos que entrar.

flying verb

/ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/

Batear una bola alta

"Jones flied to right in his last at-bat."

Jones bateó una bola alta a la derecha en su último turno al bate.

annoying verb

/əˈnɔɪɪŋ/ /æˈnɔɪɪŋ/

Molestar, irritar

"Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off."

A Marc le encantaba su hermana, pero cuando ella lo molestaba, quería apagarla.

animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

Animales

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

Un gato es un animal, no una planta. Los humanos también son animales, según la definición científica, ya que no somos plantas.