worm - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

worm [ZOOL.]	el gusano
worm [ZOOL.]	la lombriz
worm [ZOOL.]	el gasterópodo
worm [COMP.]	el gusano   - virus informático
worm gear [TECH.]	tornillo sin fin
worm screw [TECH.]	tornillo sin fin
worm drive [TECH.]	tornillo sin fin
worm gearing [TECH.]	tornillo sin fin
blind worm   or: blindworm [ZOOL.]	culebra (or: culebrilla) de cristal   Lat.: Anguis fragilis   [Reptiles]
blind worm   or: blindworm [ZOOL.]	el lución   Lat.: Anguis fragilis   [Reptiles]
dew worm [ZOOL.]	lombriz de tierra   Lat.: Lumbricus terrestris
dew worm [ZOOL.]	lombriz de tierra común   Lat.: Lumbricus terrestris
flour worm [ZOOL.]	gusano de la harina
lob worm (Brit.) [ZOOL.]	lombriz de tierra (común)   Lat.: Lumbricus terrestris

Verbs

to worm sth. out of so. [coll.]	arrancar algo a alguien
to worm sth. out of so. [coll.]	sonsacar algo a alguien

Phrases / Collocations

The early bird gets the worm.	A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda.
The early bird catches the worm.	A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda.
to open a can of worms [fig.]	abrir la caja de Pandora [fig.]
to open a can of worms [fig.]	armar una cantera [fig.]
to open a can of worms [fig.]	levantar una cantera [fig.]

Orthographically similar words

corm, dorm, form, norm, warm, whom, womb, word, work, worn

Related search terms

maggot, gastropod