worm

• Nom désignant un animal invertébré au corps long, mou et sans pattes, vivant souvent dans le sol ou l'eau, ou un parasite qui infeste un hôte. Peut aussi désigner une larve ou une chenille.

A noun referring to a long, slender, soft-bodied invertebrate animal, often found in soil or water, or a parasitic creature that infests hosts.

1. A1formal

   A long, slender, soft-bodied invertebrate animal that lives in soil or water.

   Ver (animal)

   • The robin pulled a worm out of the ground.
   • Earthworms help aerate the soil in gardens.
   • Children often find worms after a rainstorm.

2. Computer virus typeB2informalIT

   A type of malicious software that replicates itself to spread to other computers.

   ver informatique

   • The computer worm infected thousands of systems overnight.
   • IT experts are working to remove the worm from the network.
   • A worm can spread without any user action.

3. Unpleasant personB2informal

   A person who is considered weak, pitiful, or contemptible.

   Personne méprisable

   • He's such a worm for lying to his friends.
   • Don't be a worm; stand up for yourself.
   • She called him a worm after he betrayed her trust.

   Synonymescurinsectmaggottoadwretch

• Verbe désignant un mouvement lent, prudent ou difficile, souvent sinueux ou en se tortillant, ou l'action d'obtenir des informations par des questions insistantes.

A verb used to indicate the act of moving slowly, carefully, or with difficulty, often in a winding or twisting manner, or to extract information by persistent questioning.

1. Move slowly or with difficultyB2informal

   To move in a slow, twisting, or laborious manner, often through a narrow space.

   Se faufiler avec difficulté

   • He wormed his way through the crowded room.
   • The cat wormed under the fence to escape.
   • She wormed through the narrow tunnel carefully.

   Synonymescrawlcreepinchinsinuateslithersnakesquirmtwistwriggle

2. Gain trust or information slylyC1informal

   To gradually gain someone's trust or obtain information through cunning or persistent effort.

   S'immiscer sournoisement

   • He wormed the secret out of her by asking many questions.
   • The spy wormed his way into the organization.
   • She wormed her way into his confidence over several months.

   Synonymescajoleelicitextractinfiltrateingratiateinsinuateinveiglemaneuverwanglewheedle