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bookworm in Portuguese

bookworm in Portuguese is traça, rato de biblioteca, bibliófago — bookworm means a person who loves reading and reads often.

bookworm in Portuguese

traça
noun
Any of various insects that infest books.
rato de biblioteca
noun
Any of various insects that infest books.
rato de biblioteca
noun
(figurative) An avid book reader.
bibliófago
noun
(figurative) An avid book reader.

What does "bookworm" mean?

  1. noun A person who loves reading and reads often.
    "As a child she was a total bookworm, always curled up with a novel."
  2. noun Any of several small insects that damage books by feeding on paper or bindings.
    "The old library had a bookworm problem in its rare manuscripts."
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bookworm in a sentence

  • As a child she was a total bookworm, always curled up with a novel.
  • The old library had a bookworm problem in its rare manuscripts.

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What is "bookworm" in Portuguese?

"bookworm" in Portuguese is traça, rato de biblioteca, bibliófago. bookworm means: A person who loves reading and reads often.

How do you use "bookworm" in a sentence?

Example: "As a child she was a total bookworm, always curled up with a novel." In Portuguese, "bookworm" is traça, rato de biblioteca, bibliófago.

Are there other ways to say "bookworm" in Portuguese?

Yes — Portuguese has 3 translations listed for "bookworm": traça, rato de biblioteca, bibliófago.

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