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Principales traductions |
leech n | (bloodsucking creature) | sangsue nf |
| Tyler found a leech stuck to his leg after he waded in the pond. |
| Tyler a trouvé une sangsue sur sa jambe après avoir pataugé dans l'étang. |
leech n | figurative, pejorative (person who lives off others) (figuré) | parasite nm |
| (figuré) | sangsue nf |
| Shauna is a leech; she always gets other people to pay for her things. |
| Shauna est un vrai parasite ; elle arrive toujours à se faire offrir des choses. |
Traductions supplémentaires |
leech [sb]⇒ vtr | (draw blood from [sb] with leeches) | saigner [qqn] avec des sangsues loc v |
| The doctor leeched the patient to help thin his blood. |
| Le médecin a saigné le patient avec des sangsues pour tenter d'éclaircir son sang. |
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Verbes à particule
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leech off [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (scrounge from [sb] else) | vivre aux crochets de [qqn] loc v |
| | profiter de [qqn] vtr ind |
| Martin doesn't have a job; he leeches off his parents and brother. |
| Martin n'a pas de travail ; il vit aux crochets de ses parents et de son frère. |
leech [sth] off [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (obtain [sth] from [sb] else) (familier) | taxer [qch] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| (familier) | taper [qch] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| Trevor leeched a few dollars off his friend so that he could buy some ice cream. |
| Trevor a taxé quelques dollars à son pote pour pouvoir s'acheter de la glace. |
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