parasite

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpærəsaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpærəˌsaɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(par′ə sīt′)

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parasite n (organism living on another)parásito nm
 After eating street food in China, I contracted a parasite.
 Después de comer comida callejera en China, contraje un parásito.
parasite n figurative ([sb] who lives off another) (figurado)parásito nm
 My brother is a parasite; he's never worked and depends on his family for money.
 Mi hermano es un parásito, nunca ha trabajado y depende de su familia para obtener dinero.
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'parasite' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bed bug - bilharzia - cat flea - dog flea - guest - guinea worm - head louse - hookworm - host - intestinal worm - jigger - liver fluke - mite - pinworm - plasmodium - rat flea - roundworm - tapeworm - tick-borne - trichina - uninvited guest
Spanish:
recostado - vividor - zángano - brocha - parásito


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