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1 plague
1. nounthe plague — (bubonic) die Pest
avoid/hate somebody/something like the plague — jemanden/etwas wie die Pest meiden/hassen
2) (infestation)2. transitive verbplague of rats — Rattenplage, die
1) (afflict) plagen; quälenplagued with or by something — von etwas geplagt
2) (bother)plague somebody [with something] — jemandem [mit etwas] auf die Nerven gehen (ugs.)
* * *[pleiɡ] 1. noun1) (especially formerly, an extremely infectious and deadly disease, especially one carried by fleas from rats.) die Seuche2) (a large and annoying quantity: a plague of flies.) die Plage2. verb(to annoy or pester continually or frequently: The child was plaguing her with questions.) plagen* * *[pleɪg]I. n▪ the \plague die Pestto avoid sb/sth like the \plague jdn/etw wie die Pest meidena \plague of journalists descended on the town ein Schwarm von Journalisten fiel in die Stadt einII. vtthe team has been \plagued with injuries in der Mannschaft kommt es in letzter Zeit ständig zu Verletzungento be \plagued with bad luck vom Pech verfolgt sein* * *[pleɪg]1. n (MED)Seuche f; (BIBL, fig) Plage fto avoid sb/sth like the plague — jdn/etw wie die Pest meiden
a plague of reporters descended on the town —
2. vtplagento plague the life out of sb — jdn ( bis aufs Blut) quälen, jdm das Leben schwer machen
to be plagued by doubts/injury — von Zweifeln/Verletzungen geplagt werden
* * *plague [pleıɡ]A s1. MEDa) Seuche fplague bubo Pestbeule f;avoid sth like the plague etwas wie die Pest meiden2. fig Plage f, Heimsuchung f, Geißel f:plague of rats Rattenplage;the ten plagues BIBEL die Zehn Plagen;a plague on it! obs hols der Teufel!3. umga) Plage fb) Quälgeist m, Nervensäge f (Mensch)B v/t1. plagen, quälen:be plagued by pain schmerzgeplagt sein* * *1. nounthe plague — (bubonic) die Pest
avoid/hate somebody/something like the plague — jemanden/etwas wie die Pest meiden/hassen
2. transitive verbplague of rats — Rattenplage, die
1) (afflict) plagen; quälenplagued with or by something — von etwas geplagt
2) (bother)plague somebody [with something] — jemandem [mit etwas] auf die Nerven gehen (ugs.)
* * *n.Pest nur sing. f.Plage -n f. v.drangsalieren v.plagen v. -
2 plague
[pleɪg] na \plague on you! verflucht seiest du! veraltet;the \plague die Pest;to avoid sb/sth like the \plague jdn/etw wie die Pest meidena \plague of journalists descended on the town ein Schwarm von Journalisten fiel in die Stadt ein vtto \plague sb jdn bedrängen, jdm zu schaffen machen;( irritate) jdn ärgern;he's been plaguing me for an answer er drängt mich, ihm eine Antwort zu geben;to be \plagued with sth von etw dat geplagt werden;the team has been \plagued with injuries in der Mannschaft kommt es in letzter Zeit ständig zu Verletzungen;to be \plagued with bad luck vom Pech verfolgt sein -
3 descend on
descend upon v + prep + oa) ( attack) lanzarse or caer* sobreb) ( invade) invadirthe whole family will be descending on us at Christmas — (hum) nos va a invadir or nos va a caer toda la familia para Navidad (fam)
* * *descend upon v + prep + oa) ( attack) lanzarse or caer* sobreb) ( invade) invadirthe whole family will be descending on us at Christmas — (hum) nos va a invadir or nos va a caer toda la familia para Navidad (fam)
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