Grammatical class

Noun

parasite

parasite

Details

Syllables

pa-ra-si-te

Phonetics

pa.ʁa.zit

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

118379

Freq. (movies)

58326

Freq. (news)

20945

Sentences

Tom est un parasite vivant aux dépens des autres, qui gagnent de l'argent durement.

Tom is a parasite who lives at the expense of others who earn money through hard work.

A1

Le cerveau pourrait être considéré comme un type de parasite de l'organisme, un pensionnaire qui réside dans le corps.

The brain may be regarded as a kind of parasite of the organism, a pensioner, as it were, who dwells with the body.

A1

Tu n'es rien d'autre qu'un parasite de la société !

You're nothing more than a social parasite!

A2

Des parasites troublent l’appareil.

The equipment is affected by radio interference.

B2