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1 plague
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 -
2 harceler
harceler [ˈaʀsəle]➭ TABLE 5 transitive verba. [+ personne] (de critiques, d'attaques) to harass (de with ) ; (de questions, de réclamations) to plague (de with)b. [+ ennemi] to harry* * *’aʀsəle1) ( importuner) [démarcheur, mendiant, journaliste] to pester [personne] (de with; pour faire to do)2) ( poursuivre) to harass [ennemi]* * *'aʀsəle vt1) MILITAIRE, CHASSE to harry2) (= importuner) to harass* * *harceler verb table: geler vtr1 ( importuner) [démarcheur, mendiant, journaliste] to pester; harceler qn de questions to pester sb with questions; harceler qn pour obtenir qch to pester sb for sth; harcelé par les moustiques plagued by mosquitoes; les remords le harcèlent he's plagued by remorse;2 ( poursuivre) to harass [ennemi].[ʼarsəle] verbe transitifharceler quelqu'un de questions to plague ou to pester somebody with questionscesse de me harceler! stop pestering ou bothering me!harceler l'ennemi to harass ou to harry the enemy
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