Sep 3, 2005 20:59
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English term

spider worm , happy worm

English to French Science Zoology
A worm found in Thailand whose bite is venomous.
Change log

Sep 4, 2005 00:10: Florence Bremond changed "Term asked" from "\"spider worm\" and \"happy worm\"" to "spider worm , happy worm"

Discussion

scooty (asker) Sep 4, 2005:
it is indeed sniper worm
Rachel Vanarsdall Sep 4, 2005:
is it sniper or spider?
scooty (asker) Sep 3, 2005:
more context A guy is showing a worm and says :
"This is the dreaded sniper worm.
One bite of his venom and you'll dance all night.
It's considered the happy worm.
I've been called that a couple of times myself."
DocteurPC Sep 3, 2005:
BTW happy worm, for whom? not the one who gets bitten obviously
DocteurPC Sep 3, 2005:
I searched everywhere, sans succ�s - I have the feeling that those are not the "official names" but maybe names given locally, so they would not show up in Internet searches or in encyclopedia under those terms
can you give us more context?

Proposed translations

1 day 9 hrs
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ver tueur, ver porte-bonheur

une idée. Il me semble, sans garantie, qu'il ne s'agit pas de noms zoologiques. Je traduirais juste par des expression équivalentes.

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Note added at 1 day 9 hrs 49 mins (2005-09-05 06:48:51 GMT)
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Je ne suis pas sûre pour le "ver tueur" car il semble que ce soit un grand ver du désert de Gobi et que celui que j'ai à l'image est tout petit. Mais c'est peut-être ironique. Merci bien."
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