plague

Inflections of 'plague' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
plague n	(disease, pestilence)	plaga nf
		peste nf
	The town was cordoned off due to an outbreak of plague.
	Acordonaron el pueblo por un brote de plaga.
plague n	(infestation of insects or rats)	plaga nf
	The citizens of Hamlin called on the services of the Pied Piper because of a plague of rats.
	Los ciudadanos de Hamelin pidieron los servicios del flautista por una plaga de ratas.
plague n	figurative (epidemic)	plaga nf
	Many people thought swine flu would be a modern plague.
	Mucha gente creyó que la gripe porcina sería una plaga moderna.
plague of [sth] n	figurative ([sth] bad and persistent) (figurado)	plaga de nf + prep
		invasión de nf + prep
		sinfín de nm + prep
	Anna has suffered a plague of misfortunes.
	Ana ha sufrido una plaga de desgracias.
plague [sb/sth]⇒ vtr	figurative, often passive (afflict)	plagar⇒ vtr
		asolar⇒ vtr
	That country has been plagued by misfortune.
	Ese país ha estado plagado por la mala suerte.
plague [sb]⇒ vtr	figurative (bother persistently)	acosar a vtr + prep
		molestar a vtr + prep
		fastidiar⇒ vtr
	The new trainee is always plaguing the boss with questions.
	El nuevo pasante está siempre acosando al jefe con preguntas.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
avian influenza n	(disease: chickens, wild birds)	gripe aviar loc nom f
avoid [sb/sth] like the plague v expr	informal (stay away from)	huir como a la peste de loc verb
	Jenny is the most annoying person in the office; I avoid her like the plague.
avoid doing [sth] like the plague v expr	informal (not do)	evitar hacer algo a toda costa loc verb
	Many teenagers avoid cleaning their room like the plague.
Black Death, black plague n	(plague epidemic: 14th century)	peste negra loc nom f
		muerte negra loc nom f
	The Black Death spread across Europe in the mid-14th century.
	La peste negra se esparció por Europa a mediados del siglo XIV.
bubonic plague n	(serious contagious disease) (Med)	peste bubónica loc nom f
	In the middle ages the bubonic plague killed a third of the European population.
Great Plague, Black Plague n	historical (contagious disease)	Gran peste loc nom f

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Collocations: [the bubonic, a leprosy] plague, one of the deadliest plagues in history, the Great Plague of London, more...

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