vermin
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USAGE NOTE
The plural of “vermin” is “vermin.”
vermin(
vuhr
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mihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. las alimañas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Wolves and foxes were hunted with impunity because they were seen as vermin.Se cazaban lobos y zorros impunemente por ser considerados alimañas.
2. (insects)
a. los bichos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The mattress in his prison cell was filthy and he was constantly being bitten by vermin.El colchón de su celda estaba mugriento y le picaban los bichos constantemente.
b. las sabandijas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The kitchen was overrun with cockroaches and other vermin.La cocina estaba plagada de cucarachas y otras sabandijas.
3. (pejorative) (people)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. las alimañas (F) (pejorative)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Child traffickers are vermin who prey on the vulnerable.Los traficantes de niños son alimañas que se aprovechan de personas vulnerables.
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