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Перевод: flea
[существительное] блоха
Тезаурус:
- "Send him away with a flea in his ear.
- One assistant to a renowned Parisian designer is regularly sent to scour the flea markets "for ideas".
- I know what a flea and a slug look like, I don't want to be frightened to death every time I pick up the packet.
- Otherwise we'll be a squashed flea."
- It provides precision, "flea" being too vague and potentially confused with other types of flea, such as the dog flea, or (disaster!) the water flea.
- The pragmatist might suggest that precision is fine only so long as everyone understands the term: in fact, Pulex irritans is less obviously a flea, than "flea".
- Rabbits' nests are the breeding ground of the rabbit flea.
- Anyone'd think you was a flea on the organ-grinder's monkey."
- During the day, the Acropolis is not to be missed and souvenirs can be bartered for in the Flea market.
- But (the pedant may pursue the point), what if the flea and its garments were housed in separate locations?
- Regular treatment of your dog and your home with a suitable insecticide is all that's required, so it's no more than you should already be doing to control our old friend the flea!
- Flea beetle riddles leaves with tiny holes; treat with derris only if damage is serious.
- Computing the Collections: The art of successful flea handling Lea Jones
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