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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
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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3 plague
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. -
4 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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I [pleɪg]I haven't got the plague! — scherz. non ho mica la peste!
2) fig. (nuisance) piaga f., tormento m.3) (of ants, rats, etc.) invasione f.; (of crimes) ondata f.••II [pleɪg]to avoid sb., sth. like the plague — evitare qcn., qcs. come la peste
1) (beset)to be plagued by o with — essere assalito da [ doubts]; essere tormentato da [ remorse]; essere afflitto da [ difficulties]
* * *[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.) invasione2. verb(to annoy or pester continually or frequently: The child was plaguing her with questions.) assillare* * *[pleɪɡ]1. nto avoid sb/sth like the plague — evitare qn/qc come la peste
2. vtfig tormentare* * *plague /pleɪg/n.2 (solo al sing.) (fig.) tormento; piaga: Traffic is the plague of the western world, il traffico è la piaga del mondo occidentale3 (med.) peste; pestilenza; epidemia(to) plague /pleɪg/v. t.1 affliggere; assillare; infastidire; tormentare; seccare: to be plagued by headaches, essere afflitto dal mal di testa* * *I [pleɪg]I haven't got the plague! — scherz. non ho mica la peste!
2) fig. (nuisance) piaga f., tormento m.3) (of ants, rats, etc.) invasione f.; (of crimes) ondata f.••II [pleɪg]to avoid sb., sth. like the plague — evitare qcn., qcs. come la peste
1) (beset)to be plagued by o with — essere assalito da [ doubts]; essere tormentato da [ remorse]; essere afflitto da [ difficulties]
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6 avoid
transitive verb1) (keep away from) meiden [Ort]avoid an obstacle/a cyclist — einem Hindernis/Radfahrer ausweichen
2) (refrain from) vermeidenavoid doing something — vermeiden, etwas zu tun
3) (escape) vermeiden* * *[ə'void](to keep away from (a place, person or thing): He drove carefully to avoid the holes in the road; Avoid the subject of money.) ausweichen; vermeiden- academic.ru/4668/avoidance">avoidance* * *[əˈvɔɪd]vt1. (stay away from)▪ to \avoid sb/sth jdn/etw meiden [o aus dem Weg gehen]to \avoid sb's eyes jds Blicken ausweichen2. (prevent sth happening)▪ to \avoid sth etw vermeiden [o umgehen]I'm not going if I can possibly \avoid it wenn ich es irgendwie vermeiden kann, werde ich nicht [hin]gehento \avoid the danger die Gefahr meiden; (specific occasion) der Gefahr entgehento narrowly \avoid sth etw dat knapp entgehento studiously \avoid sth etw sorgfältig vermeiden3. (not hit)* * *[ə'vɔɪd]vtvermeiden; damage, accident also verhüten; person meiden, aus dem Weg gehen (+dat); obstacle ausweichen (+dat); difficulty, duty, truth umgehento avoid danger (in general) — die Gefahr meiden; (on a specific occasion) der Gefahr (dat) entgehen
in order to avoid being seen — um nicht gesehen zu werden
he'd do anything to avoid washing the dishes — er würde alles tun, um nur nicht abwaschen zu müssen
I'm not going if I can possibly avoid it — wenn es sich irgendwie vermeiden lässt, gehe ich nicht
... you can hardly avoid visiting them —... dann kommst du wohl kaum darum herum or kannst du es wohl schlecht vermeiden, sie zu besuchen
to avoid sb's eye — jds Blick (dat) ausweichen, es vermeiden, jdn anzusehen
* * *avoid [əˈvɔıd] v/t1. (ver)meiden, jemandem oder einer Sache ausweichen oder (fig) aus dem Wege gehen, eine Pflicht oder Schwierigkeit umgehen, einer Gefahr entgehen, -rinnen:avoid sb jemanden meiden;avoid arrest sich seiner Verhaftung entziehen;avoid doing sth es vermeiden, etwas zu tun;2. JURa) aufheben, annullierenb) anfechten* * *transitive verb1) (keep away from) meiden [Ort]avoid an obstacle/a cyclist — einem Hindernis/Radfahrer ausweichen
2) (refrain from) vermeidenavoid doing something — vermeiden, etwas zu tun
3) (escape) vermeiden* * *v.aus dem Weg gehen ausdr.meiden v.(§ p.,pp.: mied, gemieden)vermeiden v. -
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[əʼvɔɪd] vt1) ( stay away from)to \avoid sb's eyes jds Blicken ausweichen;2) ( prevent sth happening)to \avoid sth etw vermeiden [o umgehen];I'm not going if I can possibly \avoid it wenn ich es irgendwie vermeiden kann, werde ich nicht [hin]gehen;to \avoid the danger die Gefahr meiden;( specific occasion) der Gefahr entgehen;to narrowly \avoid sth etw dat knapp entgehen;to studiously \avoid sth etw sorgfältig vermeiden3) ( not hit) -
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[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 -
9 avoid
ə'void(to keep away from (a place, person or thing): He drove carefully to avoid the holes in the road; Avoid the subject of money.) evitaravoid vb evitar / eludir / esquivartr[ə'vɔɪd]1 evitar2 (question) eludir3 (person) esquivaravoid [ə'vɔɪd] vt1) shun: evitar, eludir2) forgo: evitar, abstenerse deI always avoided gossip: siempre evitaba los chismes3) evade: evitarif I can avoid it: si puedo evitarlov.• eludir v.• esquivar v.• evitar v.• excusar v.• huir v.• precaver v.• rehuir v.• salvar v.• soslayar v.ə'vɔɪdtransitive verb \<\<obstacle/place\>\> evitar; \<\<topic/question\>\> evitar, eludir; \<\<blow\>\> esquivar, eludirwhy are you avoiding me? — ¿por qué me rehúyes?
to avoid -ing — evitar + inf
[ǝ'vɔɪd]VT [+ obstacle] evitar, esquivar; [+ argument, question, subject] evitar, eludir; [+ duty] eludir; [+ danger] salvarse deare you trying to avoid me? — ¿me estás evitando or esquivando?
to avoid tax — (legally) evitar pagar impuestos; (illegally) defraudar al fisco
I'm trying to avoid being seen by Jeremy — estoy intentando evitar que me vea Jeremy, estoy intentando que Jeremy no me vea
* * *[ə'vɔɪd]transitive verb \<\<obstacle/place\>\> evitar; \<\<topic/question\>\> evitar, eludir; \<\<blow\>\> esquivar, eludirwhy are you avoiding me? — ¿por qué me rehúyes?
to avoid -ing — evitar + inf
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