worm

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worm
[wɜːm]
sustantivo
1gusano (m) ; lombriz (f) (de tierra) (earthworm)
  • to have worms (medicina) -> tener lombrices
  • he's a worm (sentido figurado) -> es un miserable or un gusano
  • the worm has turned! (sentido figurado) -> ¡finalmente el perro enseña los dientes!
verbo transitivo
2administrar vermífugos a (cat, dog)
también:
  • she wormed her way out of the situation -> las ingenió para salir del paso
  • to worm oneself into somebody's favor/confidence (Pej) -> ganarse el favor/la confianza de alguien
  • to worm a secret out of somebody -> sonsacar un secreto a alguien

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worm [uem-guiar]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Trabajar u obrar lentamente. (n)
2Insinuarse, entrar en, como un gusano; arrastrar; arrastrarse como un gusano (wriggle).
3echar o suplantar por medios secretos. (Figurado)
4Quitar a los perros la lita que se dice tienen debajo de la lengua, para que no rabien.
5embutir un cable. (Marina)
va.

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worm [wɜːm]
noun
1 (earthworm) gusano; (m) lombriz; (f)
the worm will turn la paciencia tiene un límite
glow
2 (in fruit, vegetable) gusano; (m) also (Comput)
3 (Med)
to have worms tener lombrices
have you got worms or something? that's your fourth hamburger!
4 (pejorative) (person) gusano; (m)
I'm never going to speak to that worm again he's such a worm! you worm! >
verb:transitive
1 (wriggle)
he wormed his way out through the narrow window salió arrastrándose por la estrecha ventana; to worm one's way into a group (pejorative) infiltrarse en un grupo; to worm one's way into sb's confidence (pejorative) ganarse la confianza de algn
2 (pejorative) (extract)
to worm a secret out of sb arrancarle un secreto a algn
I'll worm it out of him somehow
3 (treat) [+dog, cat, horse] desparasitar
modifier
worm powder (n) polvos antiparasitarios; (m)
worm tablet (n) tableta antiparasitaria; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "worm"

Imperative
  • worm
  • you worm
  • he/she worms
  • we worm
  • you worm
  • they worm
Preterite
  • I wormed
  • you wormed
  • he/she wormed
  • we wormed
  • you wormed
  • they wormed
Present Continuous
  • I am worming
  • you are worming
  • he/she is worming
  • we are worming
  • you are worming
  • they are worming
Present Perfect
  • I have wormed
  • you have wormed
  • he/she has wormed
  • we have wormed
  • you have wormed
  • they have wormed
Past Continuous
  • I was worming
  • you were worming
  • he/she was worming
  • we were worming
  • you were worming
  • they were worming
Past Perfect
  • I had wormed
  • you had wormed
  • he/she had wormed
  • we had wormed
  • you had wormed
  • they had wormed
Future
  • I will worm
  • you will worm
  • he/she will worm
  • we will worm
  • you will worm
  • they will worm
Future Perfect
  • I will have wormed
  • you will have wormed
  • he/she will have wormed
  • we will have wormed
  • you will have wormed
  • they will have wormed
Future Continuous
  • I will be worming
  • you will be worming
  • he/she will be worming
  • we will be worming
  • you will be worming
  • they will be worming
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been worming
  • you have been worming
  • he/she has been worming
  • we have been worming
  • you have been worming
  • they have been worming
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been worming
  • you will have been worming
  • he/she will have been worming
  • we will have been worming
  • you will have been worming
  • they will have been worming
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been worming
  • you had been worming
  • he/she had been worming
  • we had been worming
  • you had been worming
  • they had been worming
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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake