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parasiting

parasitenoun
Definizioni
An organism that lives on or in a host organism and gets its food from or at the expense of its host.
The tapeworm is a common parasite found in the intestines of animals.
A person who habitually relies on or exploits others and gives nothing in return.
He was considered a social parasite, always borrowing money and never repaying it.
parasiteverb

parasiting

ing-form

parasited
Past Simple
parasited
Past Participle
parasiting
ing-form
Traduzioni
parasiterAu sens figuré ou biologique : vivre aux dépens de, exploiter.
He had been parasiting off his friends for months without contributing anything.
Il parasitait ses amis depuis des mois sans rien apporter en retour.
Definizioni
To live or exploit as a parasite; to habitually depend on or feed off another.
He had been parasiting off his friends for months without contributing anything.
Sinonimi
freeload
mooch
leech
sponge (off)
scrounge
live off
feed off
piggyback (on)
live at someone's expense
parasitize
parasiteadjective
Definizioni
Relating to, caused by, or involving parasites (used attributively before another noun).
The laboratory performed a parasite test on the water sample.
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