leech

Natural hirudin is produced in trace amounts as a family of highly homologous iso-polypeptides by the leech Hirudo medicinalis.
L'hirudine naturelle est produite à l'état de traces par la sangsue Hirudo medicinalis sous forme d'une famille d'isopolypeptides ayant un haut degré d'homologie.
The skipper told us to haul up the leech using the brails.
Le skipper nous a dit de hisser la chute à l’aide des cargues.
It was very windy and the sailor had slackened the leech of the sail.
Il y avait beaucoup de vent et le marin avait relâché la chute de la voile.
Julia is feeling overwhelmed because the guy who is in love with her is a real leech.
Julia se sent dépassée parce que le garçon qui est amoureux d'elle est un vrai pot de colle.
When sailing, the leech of the sail is generally curved in the shape of an arc of a circle.
En navigation, la chute de la voile est généralement courbée en forme d’arc de cercle.
You can't let a leech like him be your roommate. He'll eat you out of house and home.
Tu ne peux pas laisser un parasite comme lui devenir ton colocataire. Il te ruinera complètement.
He lost everything through gambling and then went on to leech on his parents until he ruined them too.
Il a tout perdu au jeu, puis il s'est mis à vivre aux crochets de ses parents jusqu'à les ruiner eux aussi.
My leech of an ex-husband is trying to get all my money in the divorce.
Mon ex-mari, ce parasite, essaie de s'emparer de tout mon argent lors du divorce.
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