| Principal Translations |
| worm n | (animal: invertebrate) | lombriz nf |
| | | gusano nm |
| | The worm wiggled through the soil. |
| | La lombriz se retorcía en la tierra. |
| worms npl | (intestinal parasites) | lombrices nfpl |
| | | lombrices intestinales loc nom fpl |
| | Gareth took his dog to the vet, as it had worms. |
| | Gareth llevó el perro al veterinario porque tenía lombrices. |
| worm n | (computer virus) (Informática) | gusano nm |
| | Make sure your anti-virus software is up-to-date to guard against viruses and worms. |
| | Asegúrate de que tu antivirus esté actualizado para protegerte de virus y gusanos. |
| worm n | figurative, pejorative (sneaky person) | gusano nm |
| | | rata nf |
| | | cucaracha nf |
| | Beware of Nigel; he's a worm! |
| | Cuidado con Nigel: ¡es un gusano! |
| worm [sth]⇒ vtr | (animal: treat for parasites) | desparasitar⇒ vtr |
| | Elizabeth wormed her cat. |
| | Elizabeth desparasitó a su gato. |
| worm [sth] out of [sb] v expr | figurative (obtain sneakily) (información) | sonsacar⇒ vtr |
| | | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | Peter was determined not to reveal his secret, but Emily eventually wormed it out of him. |
| | Peter se obstinaba en no revelar su secreto, pero al final Emily se lo sonsacó. |
Compound Forms:
worm | WORM |
| anti-worm treatment n | (remedy for parasites) | antiparasitario nm |
| | My dog ate some garbage, so I had to take him to the vet and get him an anti-worm treatment. |
| | Mi perro comió de la basura, así que tuve que llevarlo a la veterinaria para que le hagan un tratamiento antiparasitario. |
blind snake,
worm snake n | (reptile) | culebrilla de las macetas loc nom f |
| de-worm [sth]⇒ vtr | (animal: treat for parasites) | desparasitar nm |
| | All the puppies have been de-wormed. |
| | Todos los cachorros han sido desparasitados. |
European corn borer,
European corn worm n | (insect) | taladro del maíz loc nom m |
glowworm,
glow-worm n | (insect larva that gives off light) | luciérnaga nf |
| | | bicho de luz loc nom m |
guinea worm,
Guinea worm n | (parasite: type of roundworm) | gusano de Guinea loc nom m |
| gummy worm n | (chewy sugary confection) | gomita nf |
| | | gominola nf |
| | Me encantan las gomitas de eucalipto. |
| intestinal worm n | (bowel parasite) | lombriz intestinal loc nom f |
| | Fred contracted an intestinal worm after drinking some contaminated water. |
railroad worm,
apple maggot n | (larva of a fruit fly) | gusano ferrocarril loc nom m |
| | | gusano ferroviario loc nom m |
| ribbon worm n | (invertebrate) | nemertino nm |
snake fence,
Virginia fence,
Virginia rail fence,
worm fence n | (zigzag of rails) | cerca zigzag nf + adj |
| The early bird catches the worm. expr | figurative (start work early to be successful) | al que madruga Dios lo ayuda expr |
| | (ES) | al que madruga Dios le ayuda expr |
tomato hornworm,
potato worm n | (hawk moth larva) | gusano cornudo loc nom m |
tongue worm,
pentastomid n | (parasitic invertebrate) | gusano lengua loc nom m |
worm casting,
worm cast n | (pile of earth excreted by a worm) | humus de lombriz nm |
| worm farm n | (facility where worms are bred) | granja de lombrices nf |
| | | granja de gusanos nf |
| worm gear n | (engineering mechanism) | tornillo sin fin loc nom m |
worm gear,
worm wheel n | (gear driven by worm) | tornillo sin fin loc nom m |
| worm out of doing [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (escape, avoid doing) | zafar de vi + prep |
| | | escaparse de v prnl + prep |
| | I see Karen's wormed out of doing the dishes again. |
| | Veo que Karen zafó de lavar los platos. |
| worm snake n | (wormlike snake: North America) | serpiente lombriz oriental loc nom f |
| worm your way v expr | (move like a worm) | ir a rastras loc verb |
| | | arrastrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | On her stomach, Polly wormed her way under the barbed wire. |
| | Usando su estómago, Polly se fue a rastras debajo del alambra de púas. |
| worm your way into [sth] v expr | informal (get access sneakily) | conseguir con malas artes loc verb |
| | Jeremy wormed his way into the widow's confidence. |
| | Jeremy consiguió la confianza de la viuda con malas artes. |
| worm your way in v expr | informal (enter sneakily) | escabullirse⇒ v prnl |
| worm-eaten adj | (eaten into by worms) | comido por gusanos loc adj |
| | | agusanado adj |
| worm-eaten adj | figurative (decayed over time) | carcomido adj |
| | | consumido/a adj |
| | What do you want with that worm-eaten piece of old junk? |
| | ¿Qué quieres con esa chatarra carcomida? |