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parasite:
- parásito; gorrón; buitre
Wiktionary:
- parasite → parásito
- parasite → parásito

English

Detailed Translations for parasite from English to Spanish

parasite:

parasite [the ~] noun

the parasite (scrounger; leach; sponger; sponge)
el parásito; el gorrón; el buitre
- parásito [el ~] noun
- gorrón [el ~] noun
- buitre [el ~] noun

Translation Matrix for parasite:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
buitre	leach; parasite; scrounger; sponge; sponger	liquid manure; manure
gorrón	leach; parasite; scrounger; sponge; sponger	cheapskate; haggler; horse-trader; pincher; shady trader; trafficker
parásito	leach; parasite; scrounger; sponge; sponger
-	leech; sponge; sponger
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	parasitic animal; parasitic plant

Related Words for "parasite":

parasites

Synonyms for "parasite":

organism; being
leech; sponge; sponger; follower

Antonyms for "parasite":

host

Related Definitions for "parasite":

an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host¹
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage¹

Wiktionary Translations for parasite:

parasite

noun

useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back
- parasite → parásito
(generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing resources from another living organism
- parasite → parásito

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• parasite	→ parásito	↔ parasiet — klaploper, iemand die ten koste van een ander leeft, een profiteur
• parasite	→ parásito	↔ Parasit — bildlich, abwertend: schmarotzender Zeitgenosse
• parasite	→ parásito	↔ Parasit — schmarotzendes Lebewesen

Related Translations for parasite

parasite wasp

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University