plague

plague  (plg)

n.

1. A widespread affliction or calamity, especially one seen as divine retribution.

2. A sudden destructive influx or injurious outbreak: a plague of locusts; a plague of accidents.

3. A cause of annoyance; a nuisance: "the plague of social jabbering" (George Santayana).

4.

a. A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease; a pestilence.

b. A highly fatal infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia (syn. Pasturella ) pestis, is transmitted primarily by the bite of a rat flea, and occurs in bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic forms.

tr.v. plagued, plagu·ing, plagues

1. To pester or annoy persistently or incessantly. See Synonyms at harass.

2. To afflict with or as if with a disease or calamity: "Runaway inflation further plagued the wage- or salary-earner" (Edwin O. Reischauer).

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[Middle English plage, blow, calamity, plague, from Late Latin plga, from Latin, blow, wound; see plk-² in Indo-European roots. V., Middle English plaghen, from Middle Dutch, from plaghe, plague, from Late Latin plga.]

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plaguer n.

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plague [pleɪg]

n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) any widespread and usually highly contagious disease with a high fatality rate

2. (Medicine / Pathology) an infectious disease of rodents, esp rats, transmitted to man by the bite of the rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis)

3. (Medicine / Pathology) See bubonic plague

4. something that afflicts or harasses

5. Informal an annoyance or nuisance

6. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) a pestilence, affliction, or calamity on a large scale, esp when regarded as sent by God

7. Archaic used to express annoyance, disgust, etc. a plague on you

vb plagues, plaguing, plagued (tr)

1. to afflict or harass

2. to bring down a plague upon

3. Informal to annoy

[from Late Latin plāga pestilence, from Latin: a blow; related to Greek plēgē a stroke, Latin plangere to strike]

plaguer  n

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plague  (plg)

1. Any of various highly infectious, usually fatal epidemic diseases.

2. An often fatal disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted to humans usually by fleas that have bitten infected rats or other rodents. Bubonic plague, the most common type, is characterized by the tender, swollen lymph nodes called buboes, fever, clotting abnormalities of the blood, and tissue necrosis. An epidemic of bubonic plague in fourteenth-century Europe and Asia was known as the Black Death.

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Plague a group which, by their size, number, or nature, cause devastation or irritation.

Examples: plague of confessors, 1604; of gnats, 1847; of hail, 1382; of infidels, 1596; of locusts, 1774; of brass money, 1855; of rain and water, 1548; of fell (foul) tempest, 1513.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plague - a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal pest, pestilence, pestis epidemic disease - any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people bubonic plague, glandular plague, pestis bubonica - the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person plague pneumonia, pneumonic plague, pulmonic plague - a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever septicemic plague - an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person
	2.	plague - any epidemic disease with a high death rate pest, pestilence epidemic disease - any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people
	3.	plague - a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers" infestation swarm, cloud - a group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores"
	4.	plague - any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) calamity, catastrophe, tragedy, disaster, cataclysm - an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
	5.	plague - an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague" pain in the ass, pain in the neck, bother, botheration, infliction, annoyance, pain - something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Verb	1.	plague - cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold" blight afflict, smite - cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"
	2.	plague - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, provoke needle, goad - goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" haze - harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions

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plague

noun

1. disease, infection, epidemic, contagion, pandemic, pestilence, lurgy (informal) A cholera plague had killed many prisoners of war.

2. infestation, invasion, epidemic, influx, host, swarm, multitude The city is under threat from a plague of rats.

3. (Informal) bane, trial, cancer, evil, curse, torment, blight, calamity, scourge, affliction the cynicism which is the plague of our generation

4. (Informal) nuisance, problem, pain (informal), bother, pest, hassle (informal), annoyance, irritant, aggravation (informal), vexation, thorn in your flesh Those children can be a real plague at times.

verb

1. torment, trouble, pain, torture, haunt, afflict (informal) She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness.

2. pester, trouble, bother, disturb, annoy, tease, harry, harass, hassle, fret, badger, persecute, molest, vex, bedevil, get on your nerves (informal), give someone grief (Brit. & S. African), be on your back (slang), get in your hair (informal) I'm not going to plague you with a lot of questions.

Translations

plague [pleɪg]

A. 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

B. 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

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plague [ˈpleɪg]

n

(MEDICINE) (bubonic) → peste f
the plague → la peste
to avoid sb like the plague → éviter qn comme la peste
to avoid sth like the plague → éviter qch comme la peste

(MEDICINE) (= epidemic) → épidémie f

(= large numbers) a plague of [rats, locusts] → une invasion de; [attacks, robberies] → une vague de

(= curse) → fléau m

vt

(= afflict) → empoisonner la vie de
Fears about job security plague nearly half the workforce → Les craintes sur la sécurité de l'emploi empoisonnent la vie de près de la moitié du personnel.
to be plagued by sth [+ problems, difficulties] → être assailli(e) par qch
The system is still plagued by technical faults → Le système est toujours affecté par des dysfonctionnements à répétition.; [+ illness]
She was plagued by fatigue and dizziness → Elle souffrait de fatigue et de vertiges chroniques.
to be plagued by doubts → être assailli(e) par le doute

(= pester) → harceler
to plague sb with questions → harceler qn de questions

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plague

n (Med) → Seuche f; (Bibl, fig) → Plage f; the plague → die Pest; to avoid somebody/something like the plague → jdn/etw wie die Pest meiden; we’re suffering from a plague of crime → wir leiden unter einer wahren Flut an Verbrechen; a plague of reporters descended on the town → eine Horde von Reportern suchte die Stadt heim; a plague on him! (old) → die Pest möge über ihn kommen! (old)

vt → plagen; to plague the life out of somebody → jdn (bis aufs Blut) quälen, jdm das Leben schwer machen; to be plagued by doubts/injury → von Zweifeln/Verletzungen geplagt werden; to be plagued by bad luck → vom Pech verfolgt werden; to plague somebody with questions → jdn ständig mit Fragen belästigen

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plague [pleɪg]

1. n (disease, also) (fig) → peste f; (of rats, locusts) → invasione f
to avoid sb/sth like the plague → evitare qn/qc come la peste

2. vt (fig) → tormentare
to plague sb with questions → assillare qn di domande

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plague

n plague [pleig]

1  especially formerly, an extremely infectious and deadly disease, especially one carried by fleas from rats. builepes طاعون чума mor pest die Seuche πανούκλα peste katk طاعون rutto peste מַגֵיפָה महामारी kuga,pošast pestis penyakit pes plága, drepsótt peste 伝染病 역병 maras mēris wabak pest pest dżuma peste ciumă чума, мор mor, epidémia kuga kuga pest, farsot กาฬโรค veba 瘟疫 чума, моровиця طاعون bệnh dịch 瘟疫

2 a large and annoying quantity a plague of flies. pestilensie عددٌ هائِلٌ من напаст záplava, hejno plage; bølge die Plage μάστιγα, πληγή plaga uputus, laviin هجوم suuri määrä invasion מַכָּה अधिक विस्फोटक मात्रा najezda borzasztóan sok banyak sekali plága invasione はびこり 엄청난 antplūdis, galybė milzums; orda serangan plaag landeplage, pest og plage plaga praga invazie тучи záplava, pohroma, množstvo naval najezda hemsökelse จำนวนมาก sürü, istilâ 困擾，禍患 нашестя; спалах масового розмноження (шкідливих тварин) سيلاب số lượng lớn 困扰，祸患

v

to annoy or pester continually or frequently The child was plaguing her with questions. pla يُزْعِج، يُضايِق тормозя trápit plage plagen ενοχλώ, βασανίζω, μαστίζω acosar, atormentar, fastidiar tüütama به ستوح آوردن häiritä harceler לְהִיתָקֵל בְּאֵין סוֹף בְּעָיוֹת सताना, तंग करना dodijavati,gnjaviti gyötör mengganggu angra assillare 悩ませる 괴롭히다 neduoti ramybės, kamuoti nelikt mierā; uzmākties mengacau lastig vallen plage, mase på gnębić, nękać incomodar a agresa, a bate la cap досаждать, надоедать trápiť, otravovať gnjaviti gnjaviti plåga, pina, hemsöka ทำให้รำคาญ musallat olmak, başına dert olmak 折磨 надокучати; набридати دق کرنا، تنگ کرنا quấy rầy 折磨