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plague [pleɪg]1. nouna. ( = disease) peste f• to avoid sb/sth like the plague fuir qn/qch comme la pesteb. ( = scourge) fléau m• a plague of rats/locusts une invasion de rats/de sauterelles• plagued by [+ doubts, remorse] rongé par ; [+ nightmares] hanté par ; [+ mosquitoes] tourmenté par* * *[pleɪg] 1.noun Medicine ( bubonic) peste f; ( epidemic) épidémie f; fig (of ants, rats, locusts etc) invasion f2.transitive verb1) ( beset)to be plagued by ou with — être en proie à [doubts, remorse, difficulties]
2) ( harass) harceler••to avoid somebody/something like the plague — fuir quelqu'un/quelque chose comme la peste
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A n1 Med ( bubonic) peste f ; ( epidemic) épidémie f ; the plague la peste ; I haven't got the plague! hum je n'ai pas la gale ○ ! ; a plague on you‡! la peste soit de toi‡! ;2 fig ( nuisance) plaie f ; the noise is a constant plague to residents le bruit est une vraie plaie pour les résidents ; what a plague that boy is! quelle plaie ce garçon! ;3 ( large number) (of ants, rats, locusts etc) invasion f ; ( of crimes) vague f ; to reach plague proportions atteindre des proportions astronomiques ;4 Bible plaie f.B vtr1 ( beset) to be plagued by ou with être en proie à, être assailli par [doubts, remorse, difficulties] ; he's plagued by ill health il a sans arrêt des ennuis de santé ; we were plagued by bad weather le mauvais temps s'est acharné sur nous ; we were plagued by wasps nous avons été envahis par les guêpes ;2 ( harass) harceler ; to plague sb with questions harceler qn de questions ; to plague sb for sth harceler qn pour obtenir qch ; to plague the life out of sb ○ empoisonner l'existence de qn.to avoid sb/sth like the plague fuir qn/qch comme la peste. -
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plague [pleɪg]1 noun∎ the plague la peste;∎ to avoid sb like the plague fuir qn comme la peste;∎ humorous he avoids work like the plague il est allergique au travail;∎ archaic a plague on them! qu'ils crèvent!;∎ archaic a plague on both your houses! allez tous au diable!(b) (epidemic) épidémie f;∎ figurative there's been a veritable plague of burglaries il y a eu toute une série de cambriolages∎ a plague of rats une invasion de rats∎ the region is plagued by floods la région est en proie aux inondations;∎ we are plagued with tourists in the summer l'été, nous sommes envahis par les touristes;∎ we are plagued with mosquitoes in the summer l'été, nous sommes infestés de moustiques;∎ it's an old injury that still plagues him c'est une vieille blessure dont il souffre encore;∎ the industry has been plagued with strikes this year l'industrie a beaucoup souffert des grèves cette année∎ to plague sb with telephone calls harceler qn de coups de téléphone -
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misfortune [‚mɪs'fɔ:tʃu:n](a) (bad luck) malchance f, infortune f;∎ allies or companions in misfortune compagnons mpl d'infortune;∎ I had the misfortune to meet him in Paris j'ai eu la malchance de le rencontrer à Paris(b) (unfortunate event) malheur m;∎ to be plagued by misfortunes jouer de malchance
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