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leaf louse

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
louse, plural: lice n	often plural (parasitic insect)	piojo nm
	The monkey picked a louse off its friend and ate it.
	The school nurse found lice in the hair of three students.
	El mono le quitó un piojo a su amigo y se lo comió. // La enfermera de la escuela encontró piojos en el pelo de tres estudiantes.
louse, plural: louses n	figurative, pejorative, slang (unethical person) (figurado)	rata nf
		canalla n común
	The banker was a real louse and cheated a lot of people.
	El banquero era una auténtica rata y engañó a mucha gente.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
louse [sth/sb]⇒ vtr	archaic (pick out lice from)	sacar los piojos a loc verb
	The chimpanzee loused its companion.
	El chimpancé le sacó los piojos a su compañera.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
louse [sth] up, louse up [sth] vtr phrasal sep	slang (botch, ruin)	arruinar⇒ vtr
		echar a perder loc verb
	Nathan loused up his grades when he forgot his homework.
	The new guy's loused up this project; I'll have to redo it.
	Nathan arruinó sus notas cuando se olvidó la tarea. // El tipo nuevo arruinó su proyecto, tendré que hacerlo de nuevo.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
aphid, plant louse n	(insect: greenfly)	pulgón nm
		áfido nm
	Aphids have damaged all my plants this year.
biting louse	(insect)	anopluro nm
		piojo nm
body louse	(insect)	piojo del cuerpo nm + loc adj
crab louse	(insect)	ladilla nf
head louse, plural: head lice n	usually plural (parasite on the scalp)	piojo nm
	She treated her kids for head lice but it didn't work.
	Le hizo un tratamiento contra los piojos a sus hijos pero no funcionó.
jumping plant louse, psylla, psyllid n	(hopping plant pest)	psílido nm
pubic louse	(crab louse)	ladilla nf
sucking louse n	(insect)	anopluro nm
woodlouse, wood louse, plural: woodlice, wood lice n	(bug: small crustacean)	cochinilla nf
		cochinilla de humedad loc nom f
	(ES)	bicho bola loc nom m
	(AR)	bicho bolita loc nom m

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