Translations for „worm“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . worm [wɜːrm, Brit wɜːm] N

worm

verme m

worm (insect larva)

larva f

worm (earthworm)

minhoca f

II . worm [wɜːrm, Brit wɜːm] VB trans

to worm a secret out of sb

arrancar um segredo de alguém

to worm oneself under sth

rastejar por debaixo de a. c.

Usage examples with worm

to worm oneself under sth

rastejar por debaixo de a. c.

to worm a secret out of sb

arrancar um segredo de alguém

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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This seals the opening of the shell and serves to protect the worm from predators and desiccation when out of water.

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Our results should also shed light on the spread of the introduced slow worm and effects this might have on other wildlife.

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The shell valves then open along the suture line and the binucleate germ cell penetrates between the intestinal epithelial cells of the worm.

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

phys.org

In some cases, the only symptom is the worm obscuring the host's vision as a floater.

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

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If, on the other hand, you secretly suspect that we are all concealing worm-eaten hearts behind our outward appearances of being reasonable people, your cynicism will be confirmed.

news.nationalpost.com

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

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