- delouse de·louse vt
- [diː'laʊs]
spidocchiare
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
delouse de·louse vt
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louse — n. /lows/; v. /lows, lowz/, n., pl. lice /luys/ for 1 3, louses for 4, v., loused, lousing. n. 1. any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse), parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking,… … Universalium
louse — Uku, uku li i; ona; uku po o (head); uku kapa (body); uku pua a (pig); uku papa (crab); uku pepa (book); eleao, pōnalo (plant). See delouse, lice. ♦ Louse egg, liha, lia … English-Hawaiian dictionary
louse — [lous; ] for v., also [ louz] n. pl. lice and, for LOUSE 4, louses [ME lous < OE lus (pl. lys), akin to Ger laus < IE * lūs > Welsh lleuen, Bret laouen] 1. a) any of an order (Anoplura) of small, flat, wingless insects with sucking… … English World dictionary
delouse — 1918, from DE (Cf. de ) + LOUSE (Cf. louse). First used in reference to World War I armies. Related: Deloused; delousing … Etymology dictionary
louse — n. [[t]laʊs[/t]] v. [[t]also laʊz[/t]] n. pl. lice (līs), lous•es 1) ent any of various small, flat, wingless insects of the order Anoplura, with sucking mouthparts, that are parasitic on humans and other mammals, as Pediculus humanus capitis… … From formal English to slang
louse — 1. noun /laʊs/ a) A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Phthiraptera. b) A contemptible person; one who has recently taken an action considered deceitful or indirectly harmful. Syn: cootie … Wiktionary
delouse — To remove lice from; to free from infestation with lice; used especially of prophylaxis of louse borne diseases. * * * de·louse ( )dē lau̇s, lau̇z vt, de·loused; de·lous·ing to remove lice from … Medical dictionary
delouse — de|louse [ˌdi:ˈlaus] v [T] to remove lice ( ↑louse ) or similar animals from someone s hair, clothes etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
delouse — delouser, n. /dee lows , lowz /, v.t., deloused, delousing. to free of lice; remove lice from. [1915 20; DE + LOUSE] * * * … Universalium
delouse — de|louse [ di laus ] verb transitive to remove LICE (=small insects) from someone s skin, clothes, or hair … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
delouse — de·louse || ‚diË laÊŠs v. remove lice from … English contemporary dictionary
