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bedbug

Spanish translation: chinche

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English term or phrase:bedbug
Spanish translation:chinche
Entered by: Andrés Martínez

18:53 Jan 25, 2006
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: bedbug
Bed bugs are small insects that feed on the blood of mammals and birds. Adult bed bugs are oval, wingless and rusty red colored, and have flat bodies, antennae and small eyes. They are visible to the naked eye, but often hide in cracks and crevices. When bed bugs feed, their bodies swell and become a brighter red. In homes, bed bugs feed primarily on the blood of humans, usually at night when people are sleeping.
Jos� Peralta
chinche
Explanation:
sin más

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Note added at 2 mins (2006-01-25 18:55:58 GMT)
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chinche
I f Zool bug, bedbug


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bed·bug also bed bug (bĕd'bŭg')
n.
A wingless odorous insect (Cimex lectularius) with a flat reddish body that infests dwellings and bedding and feeds on human blood. Also called regionally chinch, chinch bug.


Translations for: Bedbug
Español (Spanish)
n. - chinche


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Andrés Martínez
Spain
Local time: 17:17
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5 +10chinche
Andrés Martínez
4 -1garrapatas
Miguel Falquez-Certain


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
chinche


Explanation:
sin más

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Note added at 2 mins (2006-01-25 18:55:58 GMT)
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http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=chin...
chinche
I f Zool bug, bedbug


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Note added at 4 mins (2006-01-25 18:57:22 GMT)
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http://www.answers.com/topic/bedbug
bed·bug also bed bug (bĕd'bŭg')
n.
A wingless odorous insect (Cimex lectularius) with a flat reddish body that infests dwellings and bedding and feeds on human blood. Also called regionally chinch, chinch bug.


Translations for: Bedbug
Español (Spanish)
n. - chinche




Andrés Martínez
Spain
Local time: 17:17
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 83
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  hecdan (X)
7 mins
  -> Gracias, hecdan.
agree  Sol
11 mins
  -> Gracias, Sol.
agree  George Rabel: sleep tight, don´t lert the bedbugs bite.(US) No me mires con ojos de chinche que no soy catre (Cuba)
12 mins
  -> Gracias George. Curiosa expresión.
agree  Gabriela Rodriguez
13 mins
  -> Gracias Gaby.
agree  Egmont
18 mins
  -> Gracias de nuevo.
agree  Idoia Echenique
34 mins
  -> Gracias, idoia_e.
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Pensé en "ácaro" cuando leí la pregunta (no estoy segura), pero igual, no es el mismo registro.
54 mins
  -> Gracias, Maria Teresa. Ácaros son "mites", y además estos son arácnidos y los chinches son insectos.
agree  Rosa Maria Duenas Rios (X): Los ácaros no son tan grandes. bedbug: chinche. Tick: garrapta. Louse/lice: piojo(s). Todos horribles, pero no son lo mismo.
2 hrs
  -> Así es, gracias Rosa María.
agree  Refugio
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Ruth.
agree  Scheherezade Suria Lopez: si, en España se oye mucho eso de que te pueden picar las chinches :)
3 hrs
  -> Gracias Scheherezade. :-)
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
garrapatas


Explanation:
An option.

Miguel Falquez-Certain
United States
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Juan Jacob: Las garrapatas son mucho más grandes, viven en la naturaleza y atacan sobre todo a los animales. Es tick, en inglés, de ahí tique en francés.
11 mins
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