carcoma

f.

1 woodworm (insect).

2 wood dust (polvo).

3 deathwatch beetle, deathwatch.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: carcomer.

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carcoma

► nombre femenino

1 (insecto) woodworm

2 (polvo) wood dust

3 figurado plague

■ la envidia es la carcoma de la mejor amistad envy can sour the best of friendships

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SF

1) (=insecto) woodworm

2) (=preocupación) anxiety, perpetual worry

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femenino

a) (Zool) woodworm

b) (preocupación, ansiedad) anxiety

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= woodworm.

Ex. Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.

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femenino

a) (Zool) woodworm

b) (preocupación, ansiedad) anxiety

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= woodworm.

Ex: Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.

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carcoma

feminine

1 (Zool) woodworm

2 (preocupación, ansiedad) anxiety

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Del verbo carcomer: (conjugate carcomer)

carcoma es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
carcoma    
carcomer
carcoma sustantivo femenino (Zool) woodworm
carcomer (conjugate carcomer) verbo transitivo

a) [carcoma] to eat away (at);

◊ el marco está carcomido the frame is worm-eaten

b) ‹salud› to undermine;

◊ la envidia lo carcomía he was eaten up with envy

carcoma sustantivo femenino Zool woodworm
carcomer verbo transitivo to eat away (at): el odio le carcome, he's eaten up with hatred
'carcoma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carcomer
English:
woodworm
- wood

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carcoma nf

1. [insecto] woodworm

2. [polvo] wood dust

3. [preocupación] anxiety, grief

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carcoma

f ZO woodworm