woodworm in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for woodworm in the English»Spanish Dictionary

woodworm <pl woodworm> [Am ˈwʊdˌwərm, Brit ˈwʊdwəːm] N

1. woodworm C (larva):

woodworm

carcoma f

woodworm

polilla f de la madera

2. woodworm U (infestation):

the table's full of woodworm

la mesa está toda carcomida or está llena de carcoma

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the chairs are riddled with woodworm

las sillas están llenas de carcoma or todas carcomidas

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palomilla de San Juan

woodworm

polilla de la madera

woodworm

carcoma

woodworm

apolillarse madera:

to get infested with woodworm

la silla estaba toda apolillada

the chair was worm-eaten o riddled with woodworm

la pata de la mesa está totalmente carcomida

the table leg is completely worm-eaten o is riddled with woodworm

woodworm in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for woodworm in the English»Spanish Dictionary

woodworm N inv

1. woodworm (larva that attacks wood):

woodworm

carcoma f

2. woodworm no pl (damage):

woodworm

madera f carcomida

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carcoma

woodworm

carcoma

wood dust (left by woodworm)

woodworm Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

wood dust (left by woodworm)

carcoma

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

By the 1980s woodworm attack had necessitated a restoration, with only five ranks of the original pipes, diapason front pipes, and the organ casing remaining unaffected.

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You begin to notice the faults in the property you didn't see, you unearth that woodworm and the leaky pipes you missed.

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This export market was sufficiently lucrative for manufacturers to produce harmoniums with cases impregnated with chemicals to prevent woodworm and other damaging organisms found in the tropics.

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He figured he wouldn't have to worry about woodworm or osmosis with a concrete hull.

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A woodworm infestation was successfully dealt with in 1999.

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After a brief inspection of her roof from inside her house, the workmen produced a handful of maggots, claiming them to be woodworm.

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By the 1970s the roof had been damaged by wet and dry rot, woodworm and death watch beetle and was replaced in 197879.

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The timbers of the roofs were treated against woodworm and new timbers inserted where necessary.

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I played the violin for a bit but it fell apart because it was full of woodworm.

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Woodworm had ravaged parts of the structure and dry rot was becoming a constant problem.

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