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[ə'flɪkt]гл.1) ( afflict with) причинять боль, страдания (кому-л.); беспокоить, дониматьshe was afflicted by the death of her father. — Она глубоко переживала смерть отца.
Syn:ills that afflict the elderly — болезни, поражающие людей в пожилом возрасте
The literary language of England became afflicted with Gallicisms. — Литературный язык Англии заражён галлицизмами.
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afflict — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin afflictus, past participle of affligere to cast down, from ad + fligere to strike more at profligate Date: 14th century 1. obsolete a. humble b. overthrow … New Collegiate Dictionary
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
