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Significados de leech en inglés

ruso
пиявки
portugués
hirudinae
español
hirudíneos
catalán
sangoneres
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Subclass of worms.

Términos relacionados
hirudíneos
portugués
parasita
catalán
paràsit
español
parásito

A follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage.

parásito
portugués
sanguessuga
catalán
hirudini
español
hirudinea

Carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end.

hirudinea
catalán
sagnar
español
extraer sangre

Draw blood.

extraer sangre
Uso de leech en inglés
1
The leech came and confirmed the fact.-Thehouse was closed and barred.
The Bride of the Nile — Volume 12
2
The king hardening himself as the leech assumed a more lofty tone:
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction
3
And now all the evening he sucked the books like a leech.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend
4
I would try venesection; then cup, if necessary, or leech the temple.
Hard Cash
5
The leech farm makes a tidy profit shipping them to doctors worldwide.
Reuters
6
There was nothing better than getting the upper hand with a leech.
Darkness unleashed
7
He had thought Wagner was perfect but he was just a leech.
The Guardian
8
Now be keerful and not run afoul of the plaguey lye leech.
Tempest and Sunshine
9
The salivary complex of the leech Haementeria depressa produces potent anticoagulant components.
Pubmed
10
Crime is like a leech on the body, it will have blood.
Broken Bread, from an Evangelist's Wallet
11
The leech gave him a draught of medicated wine, mixed with water.
The Fair Maid of Perth; Or, St. Valentine's Day
12
Go to your ephemerides, leech, and conjure the meaning out of that.
The Fair Maid of Perth; Or, St. Valentine's Day
13
Amintas meanwhile has been cured of his wounds by a Druid leech.
The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II
14
There is no horse-leech that sticks so fast as your latter-day Philistine.
Framley Parsonage
15
One leech dropped suddenly off, bouncing to the ground at my feet.
Outlander
16
He is a notable leech, as many men have found ere now.
In the Days of Chivalry: A Tale of the Times of the Black Prince
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Translations for leech
Leech a través del tiempo
Leech por variante geográfica
Reino Unido
Común
Estados Unidos de América
Común