worm

a small soft animal with no legs that lives in the ground and eats soil, or a similar creature that lives in water

gusano

• worm + of

Collocations earthworm · tapeworm

• There are earthworms in the garden.

  Hay gusanos de tierra en el jardín.

a small animal used as bait when fishing, especially a worm from the ground or a piece of fish

cebo, gusano de pesca

• worm + for

Collocations night crawler · bait worm

• He uses night crawlers as bait.

  Él usa gusanos de noche como cebo.

a person who is weak or dishonest, especially someone who does not have strong opinions and changes their mind easily

traidor, cobarde

• worm + of

Collocations turncoat · traitor

• He's a real worm.

  Es un verdadero traidor.

a long thin piece of thread or string, especially one that is used for sewing

hilaza, hilo

• worm + of

Collocations thread worm · spinning worm

• She used a thread worm to sew the button on.

  Ella usó un hilo para coser el botón.

a program that spreads itself from one computer to another, often causing damage or stealing information

gusano informático

• worm + of

Collocations computer worm · malware

• The computer was infected by a worm.

  El ordenador fue infectado por un gusano informático.

a long thin object that is similar to a worm, such as a piece of string or thread

hilaza, hilo

• worm + of

Collocations thread worm · spinning worm

• There was a worm in the soup.

  Había un hilo en la sopa.

a long thin creature that lives inside someone's body and causes illness, especially in the intestines

parásito intestinal

• worm + of

Collocations intestinal worm · roundworm

• He had to take medicine for worms.

  Tuvo que tomar medicamento para parásitos intestinales.

to move slowly and in a twisting way, like a worm

arrastrarse, reptar

• [intransitive]

• The snake wormed its way into the hole.

  La serpiente se arrastró en la grieta.