vermine

/vɛʁmin/
1.
nounfeminineSing

scum (people)

vermin (insult for people)

Il faut débarrasser le quartier de toute cette vermine.

We need to get rid of all that scum in the neighborhood.

2.
nounfeminineSing

pests

vermin (insects or rodents)

La cave est infestée de vermine.

The basement is infested with vermin.