- WORM
- I [wɜːm]
nome1) zool. med. verme m.; (grub) bruco m.2) colloq. (wretch) verme m.3) inform. (virus) = tipo di virus••
the worm has turned — la pazienza è finita, le cose sono cambiate adesso
II [wɜːm]a can of worms — un bel po' di marciume
verbo transitivo1) med. veter. liberare dai vermi, dare un vermifugo a [person, animal]2) (wriggle)to worm one's way — farsi strada strisciando, insinuarsi (anche fig.)
to worm one's way into sb.'s affections — conquistarsi le simpatie di qcn
•- worm out* * *[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) verme2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) (farsi strada)2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) estorcere, carpire* * *[wɜːm]1. nZool , (also person) pej verme mto have worms Med — avere i vermi
the worm will turn — (Proverb) anche la pazienza ha un limite
a can of worms fam — un vespaio
you worm! fam — verme!, Comput baco
2. vt1)to worm one's way through a crowd — insinuarsi tra la folla
to worm one's way into a group — infiltrarsi in un gruppo
to worm one's way into sb's confidence — riuscire a conquistare la fiducia di qn
2)to worm a secret out of sb — carpire un segreto a qn
* * *WORM /wɜ:m/sigla(comput., write once, read many times) WORM (tecnologia per dischi ottici non riscrivibili).* * *I [wɜːm]nome1) zool. med. verme m.; (grub) bruco m.2) colloq. (wretch) verme m.3) inform. (virus) = tipo di virus••the worm has turned — la pazienza è finita, le cose sono cambiate adesso
II [wɜːm]a can of worms — un bel po' di marciume
verbo transitivo1) med. veter. liberare dai vermi, dare un vermifugo a [person, animal]2) (wriggle)to worm one's way — farsi strada strisciando, insinuarsi (anche fig.)
to worm one's way into sb.'s affections — conquistarsi le simpatie di qcn
•- worm out
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.