plague

plague
pleiɡ
1. noun
1) (especially formerly, an extremely infectious and deadly disease, especially one carried by fleas from rats.) peste
2) (a large and annoying quantity: a plague of flies.) plaga

2. verb
(to annoy or pester continually or frequently: The child was plaguing her with questions.) acosar, atormentar, fastidiar
plague n plaga
plague
tr[pleɪg]
noun
1 (of insects etc) plaga
2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL peste nombre femenino
transitive verb
1 (pester) acosar, asediar
■ they plagued her with questions la acosaron a preguntas
2 (afflict) afligir, asolar, plagar, atormentar
■ a scheme plagued by problems un proyecto plagado de problemas
■ she was plagued by doubts estaba atormentada por las dudas
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to avoid somebody like the plague huir de alguien como de la peste
plague ['pleɪg] vt, plagued ; plaguing
1) afflict: plagar, afligir
2) harass: acosar, atormentar
plague n
1) : plaga f (de insectos, etc.)
2) : peste f (en medicina)
plague
n.
• peste s.f.
• plaga s.f.
v.
• atufar v.
• hostigar v.
• infestar v.
• plagar v.

I pleɪg
noun
a) u c (disease) peste f

to avoid somebody like the plague — huirle* a alguien como a la peste

I avoid Saturday shopping like the plague — ni loco voy de compras un sábado (fam)

b) c (horde) plaga f

a plague of locusts/tourists — una plaga de langostas/turistas


II
transitive verb
a) (afflict)

a country plagued by strikes — un país asolado por constantes huelgas

plagued with problems — plagado de problemas

b) (pester) acosar, asediar
[pleɪɡ]
1.
N (=disease) peste f ; (fig) plaga f , fastidio m

a plague of rats — una plaga de ratas

the plague — la peste

to avoid sth/sb like the plague — huir de algo/algn como de la peste, evitar algo a toda costa

2.
VT (lit) infestar; (fig) plagar; [+ person] atormentar

the area is plagued with malaria — la zona está infestada de malaria

the thought has been plaguing me — la idea me viene atormentando

the project has been plagued with problems from the beginning — el proyecto se ha visto plagado de problemas desde el comienzo

a country plagued by recession — un país asolado por la recesión

to plague sb with questions — acosar a algn con preguntas

* * *

I [pleɪg]
noun
a) u c (disease) peste f

to avoid somebody like the plague — huirle* a alguien como a la peste

I avoid Saturday shopping like the plague — ni loco voy de compras un sábado (fam)

b) c (horde) plaga f

a plague of locusts/tourists — una plaga de langostas/turistas


II
transitive verb
a) (afflict)

a country plagued by strikes — un país asolado por constantes huelgas

plagued with problems — plagado de problemas

b) (pester) acosar, asediar

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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