leech
A typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo…A typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
» My legs were covered with leeches.
Ich hatte überall Blutegel an den Beinen.
Значение
значений: 7A typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
Blutegel, Egel
пия́вкаpijávka, пия́вицаpijávica
п'я́вкаpʺjávka
(переносно)A person who derives advantage from others in a parasitic fashion.
Blutsauger, Blutsaugerin
пия́вкаpijávka, кровосо́сkrovosós, кровопи́йцаkrovopíjca
парази́тparazýt, кровопи́вцяkrovopývcja
(устаревшее)A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
(Germanic)A healer.
Heiler
лі́карlíkar, лі́каркаlíkarka
The vertical edge of a square sail.
ликlik
The aft edge of a triangular sail.
(архаичное)A physician.
- carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
- a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
Примеры
предложений: 37My legs were covered with leeches.
deIch hatte überall Blutegel an den Beinen.
Tom is nothing but a leech.
Tom is a leech.
Tom is just a leech.
Leeches are parasites.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 3
По значениям 3
По значениям 3
Происхождение
From Middle English leche (“blood-sucking worm”), from Old English lǣċe (“blood-sucking woFrom Middle English leche (“blood-sucking worm”), from Old English lǣċe (“blood-sucking worm”), akin to Middle Dutch lāke ("blood-sucking worm"; > modern Dutch laak).
From Middle English leche (“physician”), from Old English lǣċe (“doctor, physician”), from Proto-West Germanic *lākī, from Proto-Germanic *lēkijaz (“doctor”), of disputed origin, but usually thought to be connected with Proto-Celtic (compare Old Irish líaig (“doctor, physician”)); perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to collect, gather”).
From Middle English lek, leche, lyche, from Old Norse lík (“leechline”), from Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką (compare West Frisian lyk (“band”), Dutch lijk (“boltrope”), Middle High German geleich (“joint, limb”)), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- ‘to bind’ (compare Latin ligō (“tie, bind”), Ukrainian нали́гати (nalýhaty, “to bridle, fetter”), Albanian lidh (“to bind”), Hittite link- (caus. linganu-) ‘to swear’ (with -n- infix).
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Формы
мн. число: leechesСинонимы
синонимов: 10- carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end:bloodsuckerhirudinean
- a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage:parasitespongesponger