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Summary

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book worm:
- Bücherwurm
Wiktionary:
- bookworm → Bücherwurm, Leseratte
- bookworm → Bücherwurm, Leseratte

English

Detailed Translations for bookworm from English to German

bookworm:

Translation Matrix for bookworm:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	pedant; scholastic

Synonyms for "bookworm":

pedant; scholastic; scholar; scholarly person; bookman; student
reader

Related Definitions for "bookworm":

someone who spends a great deal of time reading¹
a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit¹

Wiktionary Translations for bookworm:

bookworm

noun

avid reader
- bookworm → Bücherwurm; Leseratte

bookworm

noun

umgangssprachlich, scherzhaft: Person, die sehr gern und viel lesen
- Leseratte → bookworm
umgangssprachlich jemand, der viel in Büchern liest
- Bücherwurm → bookworm

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• bookworm	→ Bücherwurm; Leseratte	↔ rat de bibliothèque — (figuré) (familier, fr) (term, parfois péjoratif) Personne qui fréquenter très souvent les bibliothèques ; personne qui passe son temps à lire et à compulser des ouvrages.

book worm:

book worm [the ~] noun

the book worm (book smart)
der Bücherwurm
- Bücherwurm [der ~] noun

Translation Matrix for book worm:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Bücherwurm	book smart; book worm

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