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Summary

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leech:
- vampire; suceur; exploiteur; profiteur; capitaliste; sangsue
Wiktionary:
- leech → pot de colle, sangsue
- leech → sangsue, sangue

English

Detailed Translations for leech from English to French

leech:

leech [the ~] nomen

the leech (bloodsucker; extortionist; extortioner; capitalist; vampire)
le vampire; le suceur; l'exploiteur; le profiteur; le capitaliste; la sangsue
- vampire [le ~] nomen
- suceur [le ~] nomen
- exploiteur [le ~] nomen
- profiteur [le ~] nomen
- capitaliste [le ~] nomen
- sangsue [la ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for leech:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
capitaliste	bloodsucker; capitalist; extortioner; extortionist; leech; vampire	capitalist
exploiteur	bloodsucker; capitalist; extortioner; extortionist; leech; vampire
profiteur	bloodsucker; capitalist; extortioner; extortionist; leech; vampire	leach; parasite; scrounger; sponge; sponger
sangsue	bloodsucker; capitalist; extortioner; extortionist; leech; vampire
suceur	bloodsucker; capitalist; extortioner; extortionist; leech; vampire
vampire	bloodsucker; capitalist; extortioner; extortionist; leech; vampire	vampire
-	bloodsucker; hirudinean; parasite; sponge; sponger
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	bleed; phlebotomise; phlebotomize
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
capitaliste		capitalist; capitalistic

Related Words for "leech":

leeches

Synonyms for "leech":

bloodsucker; hirudinean; annelid; annelid worm; segmented worm
parasite; sponge; sponger; follower
bleed; phlebotomize; phlebotomise; treat; care for

Related Definitions for "leech":

carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end¹
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage¹
draw blood¹

Wiktionary Translations for leech:

leech

noun

person who derives profit from others
- leech → pot de colle
annelid
- leech → sangsue

leech

noun

(figuré) personne dont il sembler impossible de se débarrasser.
- pot de colle → leech
Annélide aquatique qui suce le sang des parties du corps auxquelles il s’applique
- sangsue → leech; bloodsucker

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• leech	→ sangsue	↔ Blutegel — Zoologie: im Wasser lebender Ringelwurm (Annelida) mit zwei Saugnapf
• leech	→ sangsue	↔ Egel — Zoologie: eine Ordnung aus der Klasse der Gürtelwürmer, wissenschaftlich: Hirudinea
• leech	→ sangue	↔ bloedzuiger — een worm die bloed zuigt uit mens en dier

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University