WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| flagelo nm | (látigo, azote) (history) | scourge n |
| | | whip n |
| | Era común azotar con un flagelo a las adúlteras. |
| | It was common to lash adulterous women with a scourge. |
| flagelo nm | (desgracia, calamidad) | scourge, calamity n |
| | Esta crisis es un flagelo para la mayoría de la población . |
| | This crisis is a scourge for most of the population. |
| Additional Translations |
| flagelo nm | figurado (perseguidor) (figurative) | scourge n |
| | (fanatical) | fiend n |
| | Torquemada era el flagelo de los herejes. |
| | Torquemada was the scourge of heretics. |
| flagelo nm | biología (orgánulo en forma de látigo de ciertos organismos) | flagellum n |
| | El flagelo permite desplazarse a los espermatozoides. |
| | The flagellum allows the spermatozoa to move about. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| flagelar⇒ vtr | (azotar) | whip⇒, lash⇒, flog⇒ vtr |
| | (religion) | scourge⇒ vtr |
| | Antiguamente flagelar a los esclavos era un castigo común. |
| | In the old days, whipping slaves was a common punishment. |
| flagelarse⇒ v prnl | (azotarse) (religion) | scourge yourself, flagellate yourself vtr + refl |
| | El pecador se dispuso a flagelarse para expiar sus pecados. |
| | The sinner was prepared to scourge (or: flagellate) himself to expiate his sins. |
| Additional Translations |
| flagelarse v prnl | figurado (autocastigarse) (figurative, slang) | beat yourself up vtr + refl |
| | | berate yourself vtr + refl |
| | | punish yourself vtr + refl |
| | No hace falta que te flageles. Todos podemos equivocarnos. |
| | You needn't beat yourself up; we all make mistakes. |
| flagelar⇒ vtr | (reprender, criticar) | chastise⇒, scold⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | castigate⇒ vtr |
| | Deja de flagelar a tus alumnos y enséñales mejor. |
| | Stop chastising (or: scolding) your students, and teach them better. |
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