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1 plague
pleiɡ
1. noun1) (especially formerly, an extremely infectious and deadly disease, especially one carried by fleas from rats.) peste2) (a large and annoying quantity: a plague of flies.) plaga
2. verb(to annoy or pester continually or frequently: The child was plaguing her with questions.) acosar, atormentar, fastidiarplague n plagatr[pleɪg]1 (of insects etc) plaga2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL peste nombre femenino1 (pester) acosar, asediar2 (afflict) afligir, asolar, plagar, atormentar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto avoid somebody like the plague huir de alguien como de la peste1) afflict: plagar, afligir2) harass: acosar, atormentarplague n1) : plaga f (de insectos, etc.)2) : peste f (en medicina)n.• peste s.f.• plaga s.f.v.• atufar v.• hostigar v.• infestar v.• plagar v.
I pleɪga) u c ( disease) peste fto avoid somebody like the plague — huirle* a alguien como a la peste
b) c ( horde) plaga fa plague of locusts/tourists — una plaga de langostas/turistas
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a) ( afflict)b) ( pester) acosar, asediar[pleɪɡ]1.N (=disease) peste f ; (fig) plaga f, fastidio mto avoid sth/sb like the plague — huir de algo/algn como de la peste, evitar algo a toda costa
2.VT (lit) infestar; (fig) plagar; [+ person] atormentarthe project has been plagued with problems from the beginning — el proyecto se ha visto plagado de problemas desde el comienzo
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I [pleɪg]a) u c ( disease) peste fto avoid somebody like the plague — huirle* a alguien como a la peste
b) c ( horde) plaga fa plague of locusts/tourists — una plaga de langostas/turistas
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a) ( afflict)b) ( pester) acosar, asediar -
2 zillion
tr['zɪljən]'zɪljənnoun (colloq)['zɪljǝn]1.ADJa zillion problems — tropecientos problemas *, problemas a montones *
2.N(pl zillions or zillion)* * *['zɪljən]noun (colloq)
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