plague

plague

(plāg)

n.

1.

a. A highly infectious epidemic disease, especially one with a high rate of fatality; a pestilence.

b. A virulent, infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (syn. Pasteurella pestis) and is transmitted primarily by the bite of fleas from an infected rodent, especially a rat. In humans it occurs in bubonic form, marked by lymph node enlargement, and in pneumonic form, marked by infection of the lungs, and can progress to septicemia.

2.

a. A widespread affliction or calamity seen as divine retribution.

b. An influx or large number of destructive or unwanted things, especially animals: "The vines flourished, the only problem being a plague of jackrabbits" (Paul Lukacs).

c. Something that causes persistent hardship, trouble, or annoyance: "The plague of every funnyman's success is that deep down, almost everyone thinks they know forty guys funnier" (Ross Vachon).

tr.v. plagued, plagu·ing, plagues

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

2.

a. To cause suffering or hardship for: "Runaway inflation further plagued the wage- or salary-earner" (Edwin O. Reischauer).

b. To be a widespread or continuous problem or defect in: Confusing jargon plagues the entire subject.

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[Middle English plage, blow, calamity, plague, from Late Latin plāga, from Latin, blow, wound; see plāk-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots. V., Middle English plaghen, from Middle Dutch, from plaghe, plague, from Late Latin plāga.]

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plagu′er n.

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plague

(pleɪɡ)

n

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

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

3. (Pathology) See bubonic plague

4. something that afflicts or harasses

5. informal an annoyance or nuisance

6. (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 (tr) , plagues, plaguing or plagued

8. to afflict or harass

9. to bring down a plague upon

10. informal to annoy

[C14: from Late Latin plāga pestilence, from Latin: a blow; related to Greek plēgē a stroke, Latin plangere to strike]

ˈplaguer n

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plague

(pleɪg)

n., v. plagued, pla•guing. n.

1. an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.

2. an infectious, epidemic disease caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, characterized by fever, chills, and prostration, transmitted to humans from rats by means of the bites of fleas. Compare bubonic plague.

3. any widespread affliction, calamity, or evil.

4. any cause of trouble, annoyance, or vexation.

v.t.

5. to trouble, annoy, or torment in any manner.

6. to smite with a plague or pestilence.

7. to cause an epidemic in or among.

8. to afflict with any evil.

[1350–1400; Middle English plage < Late Latin plāga pestilence, Latin: stripe, wound]

pla′guer, n.

syn: See bother.

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plague

(plāg)

1. Any highly infectious, usually fatal epidemic disease.

2. An often fatal disease caused by a bacterium transmitted to humans usually by fleas that have bitten infected rats or other rodents. The most common form of plague is bubonic plague, though plague can also exist as a highly contagious form infecting the lungs and as an extremely severe form infecting the blood.

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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.

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plague

Past participle: plagued
Gerund: plaguing

Imperative

plague

plague

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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" bother, botheration, pain in the neck, 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.

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plague

noun

1. A cause of suffering or harm:

affliction, bane, curse, evil, ill, scourge, woe.

2. A sudden increase in something, as the occurrence of a disease:

epidemic, outbreak, rash.

3. Something that annoys:

aggravation, annoyance, besetment, bother, irritant, irritation, nuisance, peeve, torment, vexation.

verb

1. To disturb by repeated attacks:

annoy, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, harass, harry, pester, tease, torment, worry.

2. To trouble persistently from or as if from all sides:

badger, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, besiege, harass, harry, hound, importune, pester, solicit.

3. To bring great harm or suffering to:

afflict, agonize, anguish, curse, excruciate, rack, scourge, smite, strike, torment, torture.

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Translations

طاعونعددٌ هائِلٌ منيُزْعِج، يُضايِق

mortrápitzáplavahejno

plagepestpestilensbølge

GeißelPestPlageplagenSeuche

πανούκλα

pesteplagaasarimportunar

katkrändtaud

kiusatakulkutautiruttovaivatavitsaus

pesteplaiefléauinvasion

borzasztóan sokgyötörpestis

angraplágaplága, drepsótt

pestepiagaaffliggereinfastidireinvasione

maras

mērismilzumsnelikt mierāordauzmākties

landeplage

dżuma

praga

бедствиеморнашествиеповетриечума

kuganadloga

başına dert olmakistilâmusallat olmaksürüveba

困扰折磨瘟疫祸患

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

(pleig) noun

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

2. a large and annoying quantity. a plague of flies. pestilensie عددٌ هائِلٌ من напаст praga záplava, hejno die Plage plage; bølge μάστιγα, πληγήplaga uputus, laviin هجوم suuri määrä invasionמכה अधिक विस्फोटक मात्रा najezda borzasztóan sok banyak sekali plága invasione はびこり 엄청난 antplūdis, galybė milzums; orda serangan plaaglandeplage, pest og plageplaga هجوم،حمله 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

verb

to annoy or pester continually or frequently. The child was plaguing her with questions. pla يُزْعِج، يُضايِق тормозя incomodar trápit plagen plage ενοχλώ, βασανίζω, μαστίζωacosar, 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 vallenplage, mase på gnębić, nękać طاعون اخته كيدل ، په بلا اوښتل ځورول 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

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plague

n. peste.

peste bubónica, infección epidémica transmitida por la picadura de pulgas de ratas;

enfermedad epidémica que causa alta mortalidad.

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plague

n peste f; bubonic — peste bubónica

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