worm

UK
/wɜːm/
US
/wɜrm/
wormnoun
worms
pl
UK
/wɜːm/
US
/wɜrm/
Traductions
The gardener found a worm in the soil while planting flowers.
Le jardinier a trouvé un ver dans la terre en plantant des fleurs.
vis sans finTechnique, mécanique.
The technician replaced the damaged worm in the gearbox.
Le technicien a remplacé la vis sans fin endommagée dans la boîte de vitesses.
Traductions supplémentaires
verFiguré, péjoratif.
verInformatique.
Définitions
A small, elongated, soft-bodied invertebrate animal, often found in soil.
The gardener found a worm in the soil while planting flowers.
A self-replicating computer program that spreads through a network by exploiting security vulnerabilities.
The IT department worked quickly to remove the worm from the company's computer systems.
A person who is considered to be weak or despicable.
He was such a worm, always agreeing with the boss no matter what.
A helical screw that meshes with a worm wheel to form a worm drive in machinery.
The technician replaced the damaged worm in the gearbox.
wormverb
wormed
Past Simple
wormed
Past Participle
worming
Gerund
UK
/wɜːm/
US
/wɝːm/
Traductions
vermifugerVétérinaire.
The vet advised us to worm the puppy every three months.
Le vétérinaire nous a conseillé de vermifuger le chiot tous les trois mois.
se faufiler
He managed to worm his way through the crowded room to reach the exit.
Il a réussi à se faufiler à travers la salle bondée pour atteindre la sortie.
He wormed the details of the plan out of his colleague without raising suspicion.
Il a soutiré les détails du plan à son collègue sans éveiller les soupçons.
Définitions
To move or proceed with difficulty or deviousness.
He managed to worm his way through the crowded room to reach the exit.
To insinuate oneself into a position or favor by subtle or devious means.
She tried to worm her way into the manager's good graces by offering to help with extra tasks.
To extract or obtain information or secrets by cunning or devious means.
He wormed the details of the plan out of his colleague without raising suspicion.
To treat (an animal) with medicine to eliminate intestinal parasites.
The vet advised us to worm the puppy every three months.
wormadjective
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., worm gear, worm castings).
Traductions
à vis sans finTechnique, mécanique.
He installed a worm gear to achieve a higher reduction ratio.
Il a installé un engrenage à vis sans fin pour obtenir un rapport de réduction plus élevé.
Définitions
Relating to or characteristic of worms; used before another noun.
He installed a worm gear to achieve a higher reduction ratio.