Compound Forms: worm | |
| Inglés | Español |
| anti-worm treatment n | (remedy for parasites) | antiparasitario nm |
| My dog ate some garbage, so I had to take him to the vet and get him an anti-worm treatment. |
| Mi perro comió de la basura, así que tuve que llevarlo a la veterinaria para que le hagan un tratamiento antiparasitario. |
blind snake, worm snake n | (reptile) | culebrilla de las macetas loc nom f |
| de-worm [sth]⇒ vtr | (animal: treat for parasites) | desparasitar nm |
| All the puppies have been de-wormed. |
| Todos los cachorros han sido desparasitados. |
European corn borer, European corn worm n | (insect) | taladro del maíz loc nom m |
glowworm, glow-worm n | (insect larva that gives off light) | luciérnaga nf |
| bicho de luz loc nom m |
guinea worm, Guinea worm n | (parasite: type of roundworm) | gusano de Guinea loc nom m |
| gummy worm n | (chewy sugary confection) | gomita nf |
| gominola nf |
| Me encantan las gomitas de eucalipto. |
| intestinal worm n | (bowel parasite) | lombriz intestinal loc nom f |
| Fred contracted an intestinal worm after drinking some contaminated water. |
railroad worm, apple maggot n | (larva of a fruit fly) | gusano ferrocarril loc nom m |
| gusano ferroviario loc nom m |
| ribbon worm n | (invertebrate) | nemertino nm |
snake fence, Virginia fence, Virginia rail fence, worm fence n | (zigzag of rails) | cerca zigzag nf + adj |
| The early bird catches the worm. expr | figurative (start work early to be successful) | al que madruga Dios lo ayuda expr |
| (ES) | al que madruga Dios le ayuda expr |
tomato hornworm, potato worm n | (hawk moth larva) | gusano cornudo loc nom m |
tongue worm, pentastomid n | (parasitic invertebrate) | gusano lengua loc nom m |
worm casting, worm cast n | (pile of earth excreted by a worm) | humus de lombriz nm |
| worm farm n | (facility where worms are bred) | granja de lombrices nf |
| granja de gusanos nf |
| worm gear n | (engineering mechanism) | tornillo sin fin loc nom m |
worm gear, worm wheel n | (gear driven by worm) | tornillo sin fin loc nom m |
| worm out of doing [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (escape, avoid doing) | zafar de vi + prep |
| escaparse de v prnl + prep |
| I see Karen's wormed out of doing the dishes again. |
| Veo que Karen zafó de lavar los platos. |
| worm snake n | (wormlike snake: North America) | serpiente lombriz oriental loc nom f |
| worm your way v expr | (move like a worm) | ir a rastras loc verb |
| arrastrarse⇒ v prnl |
| On her stomach, Polly wormed her way under the barbed wire. |
| Usando su estómago, Polly se fue a rastras debajo del alambra de púas. |
| worm your way into [sth] v expr | informal (get access sneakily) | conseguir con malas artes loc verb |
| Jeremy wormed his way into the widow's confidence. |
| Jeremy consiguió la confianza de la viuda con malas artes. |
| worm your way in v expr | informal (enter sneakily) | escabullirse⇒ v prnl |
| worm-eaten adj | (eaten into by worms) | comido por gusanos loc adj |
| agusanado adj |
| worm-eaten adj | figurative (decayed over time) | carcomido adj |
| consumido/a adj |
| What do you want with that worm-eaten piece of old junk? |
| ¿Qué quieres con esa chatarra carcomida? |