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Beavers are very beautiful creatures.
القنادِس مخلوقاتٍ جميلةٍ جداً.
The tail of the beaver is flat.
ذيل القُنْدُس مسطح.
Beavers construct complex dams and underwater lodges.
تبني القنادِس سدوداً معقدة ونزلاً تحت الماء.
Beavers have very sharp teeth.
تمتلك القنادِس أسناناً حادة جداً.
The beaver is a kind of rodent.
إن القُنْدُس نوعٌ من أنواع القوارض.
(as) busy as a beaver (building a new dam)
مشغول كثيراً
Between working two part-time jobs, volunteering on the weekends, and looking after his little brother, Sam's been busy as a beaver this summer.
eager beaver
شخص مجتهد ومتحمس
Give that big project to the new girl, she's a real eager beaver.
work like a beaver
يعمل بجدّ
I worked like a beaver the entire summer after high school to earn enough cash to buy my first guitar.
Old Englishbeofor, befor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bever and German Biber, from an Indo-European root meaning 'brown'.