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Howdy there, my good native speakers of the English language, this is jero calling, and no whining this time around! Came across this toughy while translating my latest book. Does any of you have any idea what the phrase BEETLE BLADE means? You help me, and next time you come to Greece, I'll buy you one full souvlaki, complete with French fries, onion rings and a blob of whale blubber

i'm not englishman, so don't listen to me just curious, what context you have there - for example Beetle is brand of Volkswagen and Blade is something detail for it...

Can you provide the whole sentence please?

yes, that would be great.

beetle is a bug and blade is also used for wing, or bug wing. It would be better if we could hear the expression in the context of something.

In german it is used to express something tiny or very short time, like "blink of an eye"

Beetle blade is a type of bumper, common not only for wv, but also fiat have it, maybe some other too Unfortunately I have no idea how this is called in any other language
The only other thing I can think of other than this is a blade in beetle shape

Wow, wow, and again wow, guys! I can't thank you enough!!! Yes, I found it too as car bumper but this is an entirely different story. The book is titled THE MAZE RUNNER, penned by a certain James Dashner, it deals with a fantasy horror world, and the author crafts his own vocabulary, one known only to him. There is a plethora of words not to be found in any dictionary and/or thesaurus, and in the beginning I had it so hard understanding what he was talking about, that I had to send him an e-mail, asking for his lights, pertaining to a good number of words and phrases. He was kind enough to assist me, but of-course it would have been quite unprofessional on part to bother him with repeated e-mails. Neologisms are the norm of the day, and may good Lord have mercy on me. To give you an example: There is this word, "klunk", and it refers to the thud produced by a falling turd, once it hits the bottom of a night pot. Syy, what?

Once again, thank you very much all of you, for being there for me. I'd most probably end up in jail for ruining this one, heh heh!

my friend jero.I believe that BEETLE BLADE means in greeks λεπιδόπτερα. blade is to my opinion the hard wings that have the beetles , in greece called έλυτρα.

Thank you, amigo roon. And thank goodness it's all... Greek to me. It looks like it makes some sense- maybe something to work on

best regards

Could it be a small butterfly knife
If im off topic please red flag

Could it be a small butterfly knife
If im off topic please red flag


Yes, this I'll do, Marksquirrel. Then I'll red flag myself, and get it done and over with. Read in context, the phrase must refer to a mechanical bug of some sort. The Catch 22 in this case is that the guy invents his own words and phrases, the meaning of which is known only to him, and this is why he was kind enough to be there for me, helping me whenever in doubt about something. The wise thing to do I guess is for me to make a list with all those words and phrases, then e-mail it to him, once I have finished translating the entire book.

Nevertheless I wish to thank all of you, good people, for your kind assistance

Jero