vermin

• Существительное, обозначающее мелких животных или насекомых, считающихся вредителями, таких как тараканы или крысы, или используемое в переносном смысле для описания раздражающего или неприятного человека.

A noun referring to small animals or insects that are considered pests, such as cockroaches or rats, or used figuratively to describe an irritating or obnoxious person.

uncountable

1. Pest animals or insectsB2formal

   Small wild animals or insects that are harmful, destructive, or carry disease, often found in human environments.

   Вредители

   • The old barn was infested with vermin like rats and cockroaches.
   • Farmers often struggle to protect their crops from vermin.
   • The city launched a campaign to control the vermin population in the sewers.

2. Contemptible personC1informal

   A person who is considered irritating, obnoxious, or despicable.

   Мерзавец

   • That man is a vermin; he cheated everyone he worked with.
   • She called the dishonest politician a vermin.
   • Only a vermin would treat another person so cruelly.

   Synonymscurlowlifepestratscoundrelsnakeswinevarmintwormwretch