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1 wriggle
'riɡl
1. verb(to twist to and fro: The child kept wriggling in his seat; How are you going to wriggle out of this awkward situation?) moverse, menearse, retorcerse
2. noun(a wriggling movement.) meneo- wrigglerwriggle vb retorcerse / moversesit still, stop wriggling! ¡estáte quieto, deja de moverte!tr['rɪgəl]1 retorcerse, menearse, moversestop wriggling (about)! ¡deja de moverte!1 menear, mover1 meneo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto wriggle free escapar deslizándose, escabullirsev.• culebrar v.• culebrear v.• menear rápidamente v.• ondular v.• retorcer v.• serpentear v.n.• culebreo s.m.• meneo rápido s.m.'rɪgəl
1.
a) ( move) retorcerse*to wriggle along — \<\<worm\>\> avanzar* serpenteando or culebreando
b) ( with embarrassment)to make somebody wriggle — hacerle* pasar vergüenza a alguien
2.
vt \<\<body/toes\>\> mover*Phrasal Verbs:['rɪɡl]1.VT moverto wriggle one's toes/fingers — mover los dedos de los pies/de las manos
2.VI (also: wriggle about {or}3} around) [person, animal] (restlessly) moverse, revolverse; (in pain) retorcerse; [worm, snake, eel] serpentear; [fish] colearto wriggle free — escaparse, escurrirse
to wriggle out of a difficulty — escabullirse, escaparse de un apuro
* * *['rɪgəl]
1.
a) ( move) retorcerse*to wriggle along — \<\<worm\>\> avanzar* serpenteando or culebreando
b) ( with embarrassment)to make somebody wriggle — hacerle* pasar vergüenza a alguien
2.
vt \<\<body/toes\>\> mover*Phrasal Verbs: -
2 worm
wə:m
1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) gusano, lombriz
2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) deslizarse, insinuarse2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) sacar, sonsacar, ganarse la confianza de alguienworm n gusano / lombriztr[wɜːm]2 pejorative (person) gusano, canalla3 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (of screw) tornillo2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL quitar las lombrices a, desparasitar1 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL lombrices nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe early worm catches the bird a quien madruga Dios le ayudathe worm will turn la paciencia tiene un límitea can of worms un problema peliagudoworm ['wərm] vi1) crawl: arrastrarse, deslizarse (como gusano)to worm one's way into someone's confidence: ganarse la confianza de alguien2)to worm something out of someone : sonsacarle algo a alguienworm vt: desparasitar (un animal)worm n1) : gusano m, lombriz f2) worms npl: lombrices fpl (parásitos)v.• conseguir por medio de artimañas v.• embutir v.• insinuarse v. (Computing)n.• gusano (Informática) s.m.n.• gusano s.m.• husillo s.m.• lombriz s.f.• persona despreciable s.f.• sabandija s.f.• tornillo sin fin s.m.
I wɜːrm, wɜːma) ( earthworm) gusano m, lombriz f (de tierra); ( as term of abuse) gusano mthe worm turns — la paciencia se agota or tiene un límite
b) ( maggot) gusano mhe never stops eating: he must have worms — no para de comer, debe tener la (lombriz) solitaria
II
1)a) ( wriggle)to worm one's way — (+ adv compl)
she wormed her way o herself into their confidence — se ganó su confianza con astucia
b)to worm something OUT OF somebody — \<\<secret/information\>\> sonsacarle* algo a alguien
2) ( Vet Sci) \<\<dog/cat\>\> desparasitar[wɜːm]1. N1) (=earthworm) gusano m, lombriz fglow2) (in fruit, vegetable) gusano m (also Comput)3) (Med)2. VT1) (=wriggle)to worm one's way into a group — pej infiltrarse en un grupo
to worm one's way into sb's confidence — pej ganarse la confianza de algn
2) pej (=extract)3) (=treat) [+ dog, cat, horse] desparasitar3.CPDworm powder N — polvos mpl antiparasitarios
worm tablet N — tableta f antiparasitaria
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I [wɜːrm, wɜːm]a) ( earthworm) gusano m, lombriz f (de tierra); ( as term of abuse) gusano mthe worm turns — la paciencia se agota or tiene un límite
b) ( maggot) gusano mhe never stops eating: he must have worms — no para de comer, debe tener la (lombriz) solitaria
II
1)a) ( wriggle)to worm one's way — (+ adv compl)
she wormed her way o herself into their confidence — se ganó su confianza con astucia
b)to worm something OUT OF somebody — \<\<secret/information\>\> sonsacarle* algo a alguien
2) ( Vet Sci) \<\<dog/cat\>\> desparasitar -
3 WORM
wə:m
1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) gusano, lombriz
2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) deslizarse, insinuarse2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) sacar, sonsacar, ganarse la confianza de alguienworm n gusano / lombriztr[wɜːm]2 pejorative (person) gusano, canalla3 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (of screw) tornillo2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL quitar las lombrices a, desparasitar1 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL lombrices nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe early worm catches the bird a quien madruga Dios le ayudathe worm will turn la paciencia tiene un límitea can of worms un problema peliagudoworm ['wərm] vi1) crawl: arrastrarse, deslizarse (como gusano)to worm one's way into someone's confidence: ganarse la confianza de alguien2)to worm something out of someone : sonsacarle algo a alguienworm vt: desparasitar (un animal)worm n1) : gusano m, lombriz f2) worms npl: lombrices fpl (parásitos)v.• conseguir por medio de artimañas v.• embutir v.• insinuarse v. (Computing)n.• gusano (Informática) s.m.n.• gusano s.m.• husillo s.m.• lombriz s.f.• persona despreciable s.f.• sabandija s.f.• tornillo sin fin s.m.
I wɜːrm, wɜːma) ( earthworm) gusano m, lombriz f (de tierra); ( as term of abuse) gusano mthe worm turns — la paciencia se agota or tiene un límite
b) ( maggot) gusano mhe never stops eating: he must have worms — no para de comer, debe tener la (lombriz) solitaria
II
1)a) ( wriggle)to worm one's way — (+ adv compl)
she wormed her way o herself into their confidence — se ganó su confianza con astucia
b)to worm something OUT OF somebody — \<\<secret/information\>\> sonsacarle* algo a alguien
2) ( Vet Sci) \<\<dog/cat\>\> desparasitar[wɜːm]ABBR = write once read many times* * *
I [wɜːrm, wɜːm]a) ( earthworm) gusano m, lombriz f (de tierra); ( as term of abuse) gusano mthe worm turns — la paciencia se agota or tiene un límite
b) ( maggot) gusano mhe never stops eating: he must have worms — no para de comer, debe tener la (lombriz) solitaria
II
1)a) ( wriggle)to worm one's way — (+ adv compl)
she wormed her way o herself into their confidence — se ganó su confianza con astucia
b)to worm something OUT OF somebody — \<\<secret/information\>\> sonsacarle* algo a alguien
2) ( Vet Sci) \<\<dog/cat\>\> desparasitar -
4 dificultad
Del verbo dificultar: ( conjugate dificultar) \ \
dificultad es: \ \2ª persona plural (vosotros) imperativoMultiple Entries: dificultad dificultar
dificultad sustantivo femenino difficulty; tiene dificultades en hacerse entender she has difficulty in making herself understood; me pusieron muchas dificultades para entrar they made it very hard for me to get in; meterse en dificultades to get into difficulties
dificultar ( conjugate dificultar) verbo transitivo to make … difficult
dificultad sustantivo femenino
1 difficulty
2 (penalidad, contrariedad) trouble, problem
dificultades económicas, financial problems ' dificultad' also found in these entries: Spanish: coja - cojo - elevarse - encarar - escollo - evadir - fatiga - impedimento - infranqueable - intríngulis - necesidad - nudo - obstáculo - pena - remontar - retroceder - salir - salvar - tela - tumbo - vencer - apuro - complicación - confrontar - contra - contrariedad - encontrar - esquivar - insuperable - miga - ofrecer - pantano - pega - pero - presentar - radicar - sortear - subsanar - superar - surgir - traba - tropezar English: difficulty - experience - extricate - gasp - hassle - hitch - hobble - inarticulate - iron out - job - manage - painless - squash in - struggle - struggle along - struggle on - tongue-tied - trial - trouble - trudge - considerable - difficult - grade - hiccup - pit - scramble - wheeze - wriggle
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