worm

worm
worm [{{t}}wɜ:m]
1 noun
(a) (in earth, garden) ver m (de terre); (in fruit) ver m; (for fishing) ver m, asticot m;
∎ {{}}British{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} the worm has turned j'en ai eu/il en a eu/etc assez de se faire marcher dessus;
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} the worm in the bud le ver dans le fruit
(b) (parasite → in body) ver m;
∎ to have worms avoir des vers
(c) {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} (person) minable mf;
∎ what a worm! quel minable!
(d) {{}}literary{{}} (troublesome thing) tourment m, tourments mpl;
∎ the worm of jealousy les affres fpl de la jalousie
(e) {{}}Technology{{}} (of screw) filet m;
∎ worm and roller steering direction f à vis et galet
2 transitive verb
(a) (move)
∎ to worm one's way under sth passer sous qch à plat ventre ou en rampant;
∎ she wormed her way through a gap in the fence en se tortillant, elle s'est faufilée par une ouverture dans la palissade;
∎ he managed to worm his way to the front il a réussi à se faufiler jusqu'à l'avant
(b) {{}}pejorative{{}} (sneak)
∎ they have wormed their way into our party ils se sont infiltrés ou immiscés dans notre parti;
∎ he wormed his way into her affections il a trouvé le chemin de son cœur (par sournoiserie)
(c) (dog, sheep) débarrasser de ses vers
►► worm cast déjections fpl de ver;
{{}}Technology{{}} worm drive transmission f par vis sans fin;
{{}}Technology{{}} worm gear engrenage m de vis sans fin;
worm powder poudre f à vers, poudre f vermifuge;
worm tablets comprimés mpl vermifuges
➲ worm out separable transitive verb
(information) soutirer;
∎ I tried to worm the truth out of him j'ai essayé de lui soutirer la vérité;
∎ he'll worm it out of her eventually il finira par lui tirer les vers du nez;
∎ stop trying to worm it out of me! arrête d'essayer de me tirer les vers du nez!;
∎ I'd like to see her worm her way out of that one j'aimerais bien voir comment elle va s'en tirer

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