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| Principal Translations |
| leech n | (bloodsucking creature) | sanguijuela nf |
| | Tyler found a leech stuck to his leg after he waded in the pond. |
| | Tyler descubrió una sanguijuela pegada a su pierna después de meterse en el charco. |
| leech n | figurative, pejorative (person who lives off others) (figurado) | sanguijuela nf |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | chupasangre n común |
| | | parásito nm |
| | Shauna is a leech; she always gets other people to pay for her things. |
| | Shauna es una sanguijuela, siempre consigue que el resto pague por sus cosas. |
| Additional Translations |
| leech [sb]⇒ vtr | (draw blood from [sb] with leeches) | extraer sangre con sanguijuelas loc verb |
| | The doctor leeched the patient to help thin his blood. |
| | El médico extrajo sangre de su paciente con sanguijuelas para diluir su sangre. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Locuciones verbales
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| leech off [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (scrounge from [sb] else) (coloquial) | vivir de loc verb |
| | Martin doesn't have a job; he leeches off his parents and brother. |
| leech [sth] off [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (obtain [sth] from [sb] else) (figurado) | chupar la sangre a loc verb |
| | Trevor leeched a few dollars off his friend so that he could buy some ice cream. |
| | Trevor le chupó la sangre a sus amigos y consiguió unos dólares para comprar un helado. |
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