leech

sanguisuga

Piccolo animale dal corpo molle, spesso acquatico, che si attacca a persone o animali e ne succhia il sangue.

In inglese semplice: A small, soft animal, often living in water, that attaches to people or animals and drinks their blood.

• A leech was on my leg.
• We found leeches in the pond.
• The nurse carefully removed the leech from his skin.

Espressioni comuni: a bloodsucking leech, leech bite

parassita, sanguisuga

Persona che prende denaro o riceve aiuto dagli altri senza dare nulla in cambio.

In inglese semplice: Someone who takes money or help from other people without giving anything back.

• Stop being such a leech.
• She called him a leech for always borrowing money.
• They felt their landlord was a leech who offered nothing in return.

Come si usa: a leech on someone/something (He called the dishonest adviser a leech on the family.)

Sinonimi: parasite, freeloader

Espressioni comuni: a selfish leech, a leech on someone

guaritore, medico

Persona che cura malattie o ferite.

In inglese semplice: A person who treats illnesses or injuries.

• The leech treated the wound.
• The king sent for his leech.
• A village leech gave the sick child a mixture of herbs.

Sinonimi: healer, physician

Espressioni comuni: village leech, royal leech

balumina

Uno dei bordi verticali di una vela quadra.

In inglese semplice: One of the upright edges of a square sail.

• The sail’s leech was torn.
• A rope ran along the leech of the square sail.
• The sailor inspected both leeches before raising the sail.

Espressioni comuni: sail leech, leech line

vivere a spese di, sfruttare

Prendere denaro, risorse o aiuto dagli altri senza dare nulla in cambio.

In inglese semplice: To take money, supplies, or help from others without giving anything back.

• He leeches off his parents.
• The company leeched resources from the community.
• Why should they keep leeching off everyone else?

Come si usa: leech off someone/something (He has been leeching off his relatives for years.); leech something from someone/something (The scheme leeched money from small businesses.)

Sinonimi: mooch, sponge

Espressioni comuni: leech off someone, leech resources

applicare sanguisughe

Curare qualcuno mettendogli sanguisughe sulla pelle perché prelevino sangue.

In inglese semplice: To treat someone by placing blood-sucking animals on their skin to remove blood.

• The physician decided to leech the patient.
• They leeched his swollen arm.
• Doctors once leeched patients to remove blood.

Espressioni comuni: leech a patient, leech someone’s arm