lice

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlaɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/laɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(līs)

From louse (n):
louses
npl (When talking about a person)
lice
npl (All other usages)
'lice' tiene referencia cruzada con 'louse'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'lice' is cross-referenced with 'louse'. It is in one or more of the lines below.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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
InglésEspañol
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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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
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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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
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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'lice' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
crab - delouse - louse - lousy - nit - pediculosis
Spanish:
despiojar - lendrera - piojoso


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