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Meaning of Louse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

laʊs

Definitions

A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.
colloquial, dated

Equivalents

Afrikaans luis

العربية القملة صؤابة فرع قمل قملة

Azərbaycanca bit

Беларуская вош

Български въшка

বাংলা উকুন

བོད་སྐད ཤིག

Bosanski bit kutu sili us ves бит ваш гад уш

Català poll

Čeština ves veš

Cymraeg llau lleuen

Dansk lus

Deutsch Dreckkerl Dreckskerl Laus Läusen Lumpenhund Lumpenkerl

Ελληνικά ασυνείδητος ψείρα

Esperanto pediko

Español canalla despiojar piojo sinvergüenza

Eesti Tai

Euskara zorri

فارسی شپش

Suomi epatto hylkiö jäytiäinen luopio tai

Vosa Vakaviti kutu

Français épouiller louse pou salaud salaude salop salopard saloparde salope

Gaeilge míol cnis

Gàidhlig mial

Galego piollo

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻuku

עברית כינה כנה

हिन्दी चिल्लर जूँ

Hrvatski bit kutu sili us ves бит ваш гад уш

Magyar tetű

Հայերեն ոջիլ

Bahasa Indonesia kutu

Íslenska lús

Italiano pidocchio

日本語しらみ寄生虫虱

ქართული მკბენარი ტილი

Қазақша бит

ខ្មែរ ចៃ ដង្កែ ឩកា

ಕನ್ನಡ ಹೇನು

한국어 이

Kurdî bit lûs ran şilî us vês

Кыргызча бит

Latina pedis

Lingála monsili nsili sili

Lietuvių utėlė

Latviešu uts

Te Reo Māori kutu

Македонски вошка вошкар гад гнида

മലയാളം പേൻ

Монгол бөөс

मराठी ऊ

Bahasa Melayu kutu

Malti qamla

မြန်မာဘာသာ သန်း

Nederlands (arme) luis luis ontluizen

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉକୁଣି

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਜੂੰ

Polski gnida iskać kuto menda peja wesz

Português canalha piolho sem-vergonha

Română păduche

Русский вошка вошь вши вычёсывать вшей гад га́дская кровь гнида иска́ть вшей

Slovenčina voš

Slovenščina uš

Shqip morr

Српски bit kutu sili us ves бит ваш гад уш

Svenska lus skitstövel usling

Kiswahili chawa

தமிழ் தண்டம் பேன்

తెలుగు పేను

ไทย เล็น เหา โลน ไร

Türkmençe bit

Tagalog kuto

Türkçe bit

ئۇيغۇرچە پىت

Українська воша

اردو جوں

Tiếng Việt chay chấy rận chi ràn

IsiXhosa intwala

IsiZulu intwala

Examples

“He said: "Thanks, friend; but you're wasting your time. You better warn Crocker. If that louse makes a play for me, he'll get hit with Chicago lightning!"”

“It's then that those louses go back to their spouses. Diamonds are a girl's best friend.”

“[…] as she raised her guitar for the last loud chord, an unseen louse let loose a rubber-tipped arrow that landed right on her dark-skinned forehead.”

“After you get finished betraying all your friends, how long do you think it will be before you're all alone? You will age and die all alone. You are attractive but unloving and unlovable. You're the worst louse I have met in a long time. I hope you get what you deserve.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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