| Principales traductions |
| worm n | (animal: invertebrate) | ver de terre, verre nm |
| | (nom scientifique) | lombric nm |
| | The worm wiggled through the soil. |
| | Le ver de terre se tortillait dans la terre. |
| worms npl | (intestinal parasites) (parasites intestinaux) | vers nmpl |
| | Gareth took his dog to the vet, as it had worms. |
| | Gareth a emmené son chien chez le vétérinaire parce qu'il avait des vers. |
| worm n | (computer virus) (Informatique) | ver nm |
| | Make sure your anti-virus software is up-to-date to guard against viruses and worms. |
| | Assurez-vous que votre logiciel antivirus est à jour pour la protection contre les virus et les vers. |
| worm n | figurative, pejorative (sneaky person) (familier) | minable nm |
| | (figuré, familier) | pourriture nf |
| | Beware of Nigel; he's a worm! |
| | Méfie-toi de Nigel ; c'est une pourriture. |
| worm [sth]⇒ vtr | (animal: treat for parasites) | vermifuger⇒ vtr |
| | Elizabeth wormed her cat. |
| | Elizabeth a fait vermifuger son chat. |
| worm [sth] out of [sb] v expr | figurative (obtain sneakily) (des informations) | soutirer [qch] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | Peter was determined not to reveal his secret, but Emily eventually wormed it out of him. |
| | Peter était résolu à ne pas révéler son secret mais Emily a réussi à le lui soutirer. |
Formes composées
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| anti-worm treatment n | (remedy for parasites) | vermifuge nm |
| | My dog ate some garbage, so I had to take him to the vet and get him an anti-worm treatment. |
blind snake,
worm snake n | (reptile) | serpent aveugle, serpent des pots de terre nm |
| de-worm [sth]⇒ vtr | (animal: treat for parasites) | vermifuger⇒ vtr |
| | All the puppies have been de-wormed. |
| | Tous les chiots ont été vermifugés. |
glowworm,
glow-worm n | (insect larva that gives off light) | ver luisant nm |
guinea worm,
Guinea worm n | (parasite: type of roundworm) | ver de Guinée nm |
| | | filariose de Médine nf |
| gummy worm n | (chewy sugary confection) | bonbon gélifié en forme de ver nm |
| intestinal worm n | (bowel parasite) | parasite intestinal nm |
| | Fred contracted an intestinal worm after drinking some contaminated water. |
| | Fred a contracté un parasite intestinal après avoir bu de l'eau contaminée. |
railroad worm,
apple maggot n | (larva of a fruit fly) | larve de mouche de la pomme nf |
| ribbon worm n | (invertebrate) | ver lacet, ver ruban nm |
snake fence,
Virginia fence,
Virginia rail fence,
worm fence n | (zigzag of rails) | clôture en zigzag nf |
| The early bird catches the worm. expr | figurative (start work early to be successful) | L'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt. expr |
tomato hornworm,
potato worm n | (hawk moth larva) (insecte) | sphinx de la tomate nm |
tongue worm,
pentastomid n | (parasitic invertebrate) (parasite des animaux) | ver de langue nm |
worm casting,
worm cast n | (pile of earth excreted by a worm) (déjections de ver) | turricules nmpl |
| worm farm n | (facility where worms are bred) | ferme à vers de terre nf |
| worm gear n | (engineering mechanism) | vis sans fin nf |
worm gear,
worm wheel n | (gear driven by worm) | roue à vis sans fin nf |
| worm out of doing [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (escape, avoid doing) | éviter de faire [qch] loc v |
| | I see Karen's wormed out of doing the dishes again. |
| worm snake n | (wormlike snake: North America) | serpent vermifornme nm |
| worm your way v expr | (move like a worm) | se faufiler⇒ v pron |
| | On her stomach, Polly wormed her way under the barbed wire. |
| | Polly s'est faufilée sur le ventre sous le fil barbelé. |
| worm your way into [sth] v expr | informal (get access sneakily) | par la ruse, insidieusement, de façon insidieuse adv |
| | | ruser pour obtenir [qch] loc v |
| | (familier : dans un lieu) | s’incruster⇒ v pron |
| | (littéraire: dans les pensées, la vie,...) | s'insinuer dans [qch] v pron + prép |
| | Jeremy wormed his way into the widow's confidence. |
| | Jeremy a gagné la confiance de la veuve par la ruse. |
| worm your way in v expr | informal (enter sneakily) | se faufiler à l'intérieur v pron + loc adv |
| worm-eaten adj | (eaten into by worms) | vermoulu adj |
| | | mangé par les vers loc adj |
| worm-eaten adj | figurative (decayed over time) | pourri, usé adj |
| | What do you want with that worm-eaten piece of old junk? |