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1 invasion
invasion [ɪn'veɪʒən]∎ the Roman invasion of England l'invasion de l'Angleterre par les Romains(b) figurative invasion f, intrusion f;∎ a pitch invasion une intrusion des supporters sur le terrain;∎ we expect the usual invasion of tourists this summer nous nous attendons à l'habituelle invasion de touristes cet été;∎ he considered it an invasion of privacy il l'a ressenti comme une intrusion dans sa vie privée -
2 invading
invading adj [troops, army] d'invasion ; [fans, tourists, bacteria] envahisseur/-euse ; the invading Germans l'envahisseur allemand. -
3 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
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