La Palabra Del Día "libélula"
libélula ( lee-BEH-loo-lah )
(noun) dragonfly
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Examples:
1: Una libélula se me acercó y se cernía en frente de mi nariz.
A dragonfly flew over to me and hovered in front of my nose.
2: Hay dos libélulas azules bailando en el aire sobre el estanque.
There are two blue dragonflies dancing in the air above the pond.
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¿Cuánta distancia hay entre Disneylandia Y Knott's Berry Farm? Oh--unos once kilómetros a vuelo de libélula.
How far is it from Disnehland to Knott's Berry Farm? Oh---some eleven kilometers as the dragon files
(The pun "flies" OK in English)
La libélula puede ver en todas direcciones a la vez, y puede volar hacia atrás o flotar como un colibrí. 
The dragonfly can see in all directions at once, 
Lo mejor cosa de una libélula es que no muerden;
Bueno, espero que no .
The best thing about a dragonfly is that they do not bite;
Well , I hope that they do not .
Las libélulas tienen seis piernas patas, pero no pueden caminar.
Dragonflies have six legs, but they can't walk.
Las libélulas se caracterizan por sus grandes ojos multifacetados, sus dos pares de fuertes alas transparentes y por su abdomen alargado. Se alimentan de mosquitos y otros pequeños insectos como moscas, abejas, mariposas y polillas.
The dragonflies are characterized by their large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings and their elongated abdomen. They feed on mosquitoes and other small insects such as flies, bees, butterflies and moths.
Tenía un amigo a que le gusta sacar fotos de las libélulas. El solía atraparlas y ponerlas en la nevera por un rato corto, para hacerlas inmovíl, entonces sacó la foto. Cuando se calentó la libélula voló lejos.
I had a friend who liked to take photos of dragonflies. He used to catch them and put them in the refrigerator for a short while to immobilise them, then he took the photo. When it warmed up the dragonfly flew away.
Las hadas son famosas por montar en libélulas.
Fairies are famous for riding dragonflies.
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Dragonflies lay their eggs on a harvest field. Las libélulas desovan sus huevos en un campo de cosecha.
Existen más de tres mil especies de las libélulas.
There are over three thousands species of dragonflies.
Did anyone make fused glass dragonflies when they were in school?
¿Cualquiera hizo libélulas de vitrofusión cuándo ellos fueron en la escuela?
Mi esposa no tiene miedo a los insectos, sólo a las criaturas que tienen ocho patas, pero una de sus amigas tiene mucho miedo a las libélulas. Sospecho que no le gustaría encontrar algunas de las libélulas del pasado, las cuales eran más grandes que los de hoy.
My wife is not afraid of insects, only those creatures that have eight legs, but one her friends is very afraid of dragonflies. I suspect that she would not like to find some of the dragonflies from the past, which were bigger than those of today.
Si una libélula aterriza en su caña de pescar, él le traerá buena suerte.
If a dragonfly lands on your fishing pole, he will bring you good luck.
