worm in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for worm in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.worm [Am wərm, Brit wəːm] N

1. worm:

worm, a. earthworm

gusano m

worm, a. earthworm

lombriz f (de tierra)

worm, a. earthworm (as term of abuse)

gusano m

the worm turns

la paciencia se agota or tiene un límite

2. worm (maggot):

worm

gusano m

3. worm <worms, pl > MED:

worm

lombrices fpl

he never stops eating: he must have worms

no para de comer, debe tener la (lombriz) solitaria

II.worm [Am wərm, Brit wəːm] VB trans

1.1. worm (wriggle) <to worm one's way, + adv compl >:

he wormed his way along the tunnel

atravesó el túnel arrastrándose

she wormed her way or herself into their confidence

se ganó su confianza con astucia

how did he worm his way in?

¿cómo consiguió colarse? inf

1.2. worm:

to worm sth out of sb secret/information

sonsacarle algo a alguien

2. worm VET:

worm dog/cat

desparasitar

worming powder

vermífugo m

worming powder

vermicida m

slow-worm [Am ˈsloʊˌwərm, Brit ˈsləʊwəːm] N

slow-worm

lución m

worm-eaten [Am ˈwərm ˌitn, Brit] ADJ

worm-eaten fruit

agusanado

worm-eaten wood

carcomido

worm gear N

worm gear

engranaje m de tornillo sin fin

Translations for worm in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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gusano (como nombre genérico)

worm

gusano (lombriz de tierra)

worm

gusano (de otros insectos)

worm

gusano

worm pej

gusano, tb. gusano informático

worm

engranaje de tornillo sin fin

worm gears pl

engranaje de tornillo sin fin

worm gear assembly

vermicular

worm-like

tornillo sin fin

worm gear

desparasitar (de lombrices)

to worm

gusarapo pej

worm pej

worm in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for worm in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.worm [wɜ:m, Am wɜ:rm] N

worm

gusano m

worm (insect larva)

oruga f

earth worm

lombriz f

Phrases:

the worm turns

la paciencia tiene un límite

II.worm [wɜ:m, Am wɜ:rm] VB trans

1. worm (treat for worms):

worm

desparasitar

2. worm (squeeze slowly through):

to worm one's way through people

colarse entre la gente

to worm oneself under sth

deslizarse por debajo de algo

3. worm (gain trust dishonestly):

to worm oneself into someone's trust

ganarse la confianza de alguien con artimañas

4. worm (obtain dishonestly):

to worm a secret out of sb

sonsacar un secreto a alguien

III.worm [wɜ:m, Am wɜ:rm] VB intr

to worm through the crowd

colarse entre el gentío

glow-worm N

glow-worm

luciérnaga f

glow-worm

candelilla f CRi, Chile, Hond

worm-eaten [ˈwɜ:mˌi:tən, Am ˈwɜ:rm-] ADJ

worm-eaten beam, table, wood

carcomido, -a

worm-eaten fruit

picado, -a

worm-eaten cloth

apolillado, -a

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worm's-eye view PHOTO, CINE, ARCHIT

vista de rana f

Translations for worm in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

gusano

worm

gusano de luz

glow-worm

gusano

worm

vista de rana ARCHIT, CINE, PHOTO, TV

worm's-eye view

lombriz

worm

plano contrapicado

low-angle shot, worm's-eye view

serpiente de vidrio

slow worm

candelilla

glow-worm

worm Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the worm turns

la paciencia tiene un límite

to worm one's way through people

colarse entre la gente

to worm oneself under sth

deslizarse por debajo de algo

to worm oneself into someone's trust

ganarse la confianza de alguien con artimañas

to worm a secret out of sb

sonsacar un secreto a alguien

to worm through the crowd

colarse entre el gentío

it's the early bird that catches the worm prov

al que madruga, Dios le ayuda prov

the early bird catches the worm prov

a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda prov

to worm a secret out of sb

arrancar un secreto a alguien

to worm [or wheedle] out from sb

sonsacar a alguien (secreto)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This protein is part of the biological clock that determines the rhythm of the worm's development.

phys.org

The ship was badly worm-eaten.

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Its diet largely consists of copepods, worm larvae, mollusc larvae, ascidian larvae, amphipods and barnacle larvae.

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Our last common ancestor was a sightless worm about 500 million years ago.

www.nbcnews.com

The worm belongs to the slow mass mailer category where copies of which are attached and sent to addresses intercepted from the keyboard.

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Studies indicate that ingestion of chicory by farm animals results in reduction of worm burdens, which has prompted its widespread use as a forage supplement.

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If silkworms get this microsporidium in their worm stage, no visible symptoms occur.

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Worm charmers hammer wooden stakes into the ground, then rub them with metal slabs.

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They approach an anomaly, identified as a maggot hole (a parody of the worm hole).

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The substitution for eggs is a magical incantation from the worm-eaten pages of some moldering grimoire.

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