Definition
to infest with fleas or to cover as if with fleas.
Etymology
From the prefix 'be-' (meaning to cause or cover) combined with 'flea,' a small parasitic insect. The 'be-' prefix was commonly used in Middle English and Old English to create verbs meaning to cover or affect something.
Kelly Says
This word demonstrates how English used the 'be-' prefix productively in earlier centuries to create vivid verbs—we've mostly lost this habit today, but it once let speakers turn almost any noun into an action verb, like 'befuddle' or 'besmirch.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ አምላክ አደር
en-de a-mi-lak a-der
ARالعربية
وضع البراغيث
wa-dhu al-bra-ghith
BNবাংলা
খুঁটি লাগানো
khun-ti la-ga-no
CACatalà
posar pulces
po-sar poo-l-ces
CSČeština
nastavit blechy
na-sta-vit ble-chy
DADansk
sætte lus på
se-tte lus pa
DEDeutsch
Läuse setzen
la-u-se set-zen
ELΕλληνικά
θέτω ψείρες
the-to p-se-res
ESEspañol
pichar
pee-char
FAفارسی
کک سوار کردن
kak-svar kar-den
FISuomi
aseta punkkeja
a-se-ta pun-keh-ja
FRFrançais
faire des puces
fer air duh poo-seh
GUGU
ખાટા લગાવો
kha-ta la-a-vo
HAHA
sanya gwangwan
sa-nya gwang-wan
HEעברית
להניח קשקשים
le-ni-ach kas-kashim
HIहिन्दी
झुंड लगाना
jhoond la-ga-na
HUMagyar
lóhájokat tenni
lo-ha-jok-ot ten-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menambahkan kutu
men-a-da-hkan ku-tu
IGIG
gbaa ọkpụrụ
gbaa ok-pu-ru
ITItaliano
mettere pulci
met-teh-reh poo-l-chee
JA日本語
ノミをつける
no-mi wo tsu-ke-ru
KKKK
қамыр салу
qa-myr sa-lu
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
preu-bra-s
KO한국어
벼룩을 붙이다
bye-rook-eul but-chi-da
MRMR
खुंडे लावणे
khun-de la-va-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
letakkan kutu
le-tak-kan ku-tu
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်တို့ လူမျိုး
kyun-taw-to loo-myo
NLNederlands
vlooien zetten
vlooi-en zet-ten
NONorsk
sette lus på
sette lus pa
PLPolski
przyczepić pchły
pri-che-pić pch-ly
PTPortuguês
colocar pulgas
koh-loh-kar poo-l-gas
RORomână
a pune purici
a pune poo-ri-chi
RUРусский
поставить блох
pa-s-ta-vit bloh
SVSvenska
sätta loppor på
set-ta lo-por pa
SWKiswahili
kuweka panya
koo-we-ka pa-nya
TAதமிழ்
கணுக்கள் சேர்க்க
ka-nu-kkal che-rkk
TEతెలుగు
చిగురులు పెట్టండి
chi-gu-ru-lu pet-tan-di
TLTL
i-lagay ng mga kutu
i-la-gay ng mga ku-tu
TRTürkçe
bitler koymak
bit-ler koh-y-mak
UKУкраїнська
покласти вошей
pok-las-ti vo-shey
URاردو
بلائے لگانا
blai-ya la-ga-na
VITiếng Việt
đặt ve
dat ve
YOYO
fi ṣe ọpọlọpọ
fi se o-po-lo-po
ZH中文
寄生跳蚤
ji-sheng tiào-niǎo