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[in'fest]((of something bad) to swarm over and cover or fill: The dog was infested with fleas.) infester (de) -
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2 ( infested with fly eggs) [meat, food] plein d'œufs de mouche. -
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crawl [krɔ:l]1 noun∎ it involved a laborious crawl through the undergrowth il a fallu ramper tant bien que mal à travers le sous-bois(b) (of vehicle) ralenti m;∎ to move at a crawl avancer au ralenti ou au pas;∎ the traffic/train has slowed to a crawl les voitures avancent/le train avance maintenant au pas ou au ralenti;∎ I had to slow to a crawl (in car) j'ai dû ralentir jusqu'à rouler au pas(c) (swimming stroke) crawl m;∎ to do the crawl nager le crawl∎ she tried to crawl away from danger elle a essayé de s'éloigner du danger en rampant ou en se traînant sur les genoux;∎ he crawled out of/into bed il se traîna hors du/au lit;∎ to crawl on one's hands and knees marcher ou se traîner à quatre pattes;∎ she crawled under the desk elle s'est mise à quatre pattes sous le bureau;∎ what are you crawling about on the floor for? qu'est-ce que tu fais à quatre pattes?∎ the train crawled out of the station le train est sorti de la gare au ralenti ou au pas;∎ there's a caterpillar crawling up your arm il y a une chenille qui te grimpe sur le bras∎ to be crawling with être infesté de, grouiller de;∎ the kitchen was crawling with ants la cuisine grouillait ou était infestée de fourmis;∎ familiar figurative the streets were crawling with police/tourists les rues grouillaient de policiers/touristes∎ to make sb's flesh crawl donner la chair de poule à qn;∎ just the thought of it makes my skin crawl j'ai la chair de poule rien que d'y penser∎ I'll crawl if I have to je me mettrai à genoux s'il le faut;∎ to crawl to sb ramper ou s'aplatir devant qn, lécher les bottes de qn;∎ he got promoted by crawling to the boss il a été promu à force de ramper ou de s'aplatir devant le patron;∎ he'll come crawling back il reviendra te supplier à genoux(f) (in swimming) nager le crawl∎ to crawl the bars faire la tournée des bars►► American Building industry crawl space vide m sanitaire -
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crawling ['krɔ:lɪŋ]∎ she's reached the crawling stage (baby) elle commence à marcher à quatre pattes;∎ figurative compared with the Japanese, we're still at the crawling stage comparés aux Japonais, nous en sommes encore aux balbutiements∎ the kitchen was absolutely crawling la cuisine était d'une saleté repoussante2 noun∎ if there's one thing I hate, it's crawling to the teacher s'il y a bien quelque chose que je déteste, c'est qu'on lèche les bottes du prof;∎ that's just crawling c'est du lèche-botte►► Stock Exchange crawling peg parité f rampante -
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∎ we had a lousy holiday on a passé des vacances nulles;∎ they made a lousy job of it ils ont fait ça n'importe comment;∎ he's in a lousy mood il est d'une humeur de chien;∎ I've got a lousy hangover! j'ai une de ces gueules de bois!;∎ I feel lousy this morning je suis mal fichu ce matin;∎ I'm lousy at tennis, I'm a lousy tennis player je suis nul au tennis, je joue au tennis comme un pied;∎ it's in lousy condition il est en très mauvais état□ ;∎ you're a lousy liar (lie badly) tu ne sais pas mentir□ ; (as intensifier) tu n'es qu'un sale menteur∎ I've got these lousy letters to write! j'ai ces fichues lettres à écrire!;∎ all for a lousy £5 tout ça à cause de 5 malheureuses livres∎ that's a lousy thing to do/say c'est dégueulasse ou moche de faire/ dire une chose pareille;∎ he's lousy to his wife il est dégueulasse avec sa femme;∎ a lousy trick un sale tour∎ I feel lousy about what happened je culpabilise à cause de ce qui est arrivé∎ the town was lousy with police la ville grouillait de flics;∎ they're lousy with money ils sont bourrés de fric ou pleins aux as(f) (lice-infested) pouilleux -
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A adj1 ○ [book, film, holiday] mauvais ; [meal, holiday, working conditions] infect ○ ; [salary] nul/nulle ○ ; to be lousy at être nul/nulle ○ en [history etc] ; to feel lousy être mal fichu ○, être patraque ○ ; a lousy trick un sale tour ;2 ( louse-infested) couvert de poux ;3 ○ lousy with bourré ○ de [tourists etc]. -
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Infested — Infest In*fest , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infesting}.] [L. infestare, fr. infestus disturbed, hostile, troublesome; in in, against + the root of defendere: cf. F. infester. See {Defend}.] To trouble greatly by numbers or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infested — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ heavily ▪ The building was heavily infested with cockroaches. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
infested — [ ınfestəd ] suffix used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning full of something harmful or unpleasant: a rat infested house a crime infested city … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
-infested — UK [ɪnfestɪd] US [ɪnfestəd] suffix used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning ‘full of something harmful or unpleasant’ a rat infested house a crime infested city Thesaurus: suffixeshyponym … Useful english dictionary
-infested — UK [ɪnfestɪd] / US [ɪnfestəd] suffix used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning full of something harmful or unpleasant a rat infested house a crime infested city … English dictionary
infested — adj. overrun, teeming; repeatedly harassed (as with pests or vermin) in·fest || ɪn fest v. overrun in large numbers, swarm in or about in a troublesome manner; invade, harass … English contemporary dictionary
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be swarming with — BE CROWDED WITH, be thronged with, be overrun with, be full of, abound in, be teeming with, bristle with, be alive with, be crawling with, be infested with, overflow with, be prolific in, be abundant in; informal be thick with. → swarm … Useful english dictionary
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