wiggle worm

Hebrew translation: Kotzim Bayashvan

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English term or phrase:wiggle worm
Hebrew translation:Kotzim Bayashvan
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00:16 Dec 27, 2005
English to Hebrew translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: wiggle worm
In English we call a child who can't sit still or is always busy a wiggle worm, or that he has ants in his pants. Looking for something similar in hebrew.
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Kotzim Bayashvan
Explanation:
Or as Amnon wrote "Kotzim Batachat" or "Kotzim Bataxat" (its the Hebrew characters you could'nt read, its nither symbols nor transliteration).
This answer has a similar meaning to the wiggle worm. Both means One has "thorn in his butt"
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Local time: 11:41
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4 +1קוצים בתחת
Amnon Shapira
5Kotzim Bayashvan
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קוצים בתחת


Explanation:
Meaning - someone who has thorns in is bottom

Amnon Shapira
Israel
Local time: 11:41
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
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I can't understand the symbols/transliteration

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Kotzim Bayashvan


Explanation:
Or as Amnon wrote "Kotzim Batachat" or "Kotzim Bataxat" (its the Hebrew characters you could'nt read, its nither symbols nor transliteration).
This answer has a similar meaning to the wiggle worm. Both means One has "thorn in his butt"

EGB Translations
Local time: 11:41
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in EnglishEnglish
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