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1 infest
[in'fest]((of something bad) to swarm over and cover or fill: The dog was infested with fleas.) okužiti* * *[infést]transitive verbnadlegovati, mučiti, napasti, mrgoleti (mrčes itd.); figuratively preplaviti, pustošiti, pregaziti -
2 parasite
(an animal or plant that lives on another animal or plant without giving anything in return: Fleas are parasites; He is a parasite on society.) parazit* * *[paerəsait]nounbiology parazit, zajedalec; figuratively parazit, prisklednik -
3 plague
[pleiɡ] 1. noun1) (especially formerly, an extremely infectious and deadly disease, especially one carried by fleas from rats.) kuga2) (a large and annoying quantity: a plague of flies.) naval2. verb(to annoy or pester continually or frequently: The child was plaguing her with questions.) gnjaviti* * *I [pléig]nounmedicine kuga; figuratively muka, nadloga, udarec, kazen; colloquially pokora, nadloga (človek)plague on it! — naj gre k vragu!II [pléig]transitive verbokužiti; figuratively mučiti, trpinčiti, nadlegovatito plague s.o.'s life out — gnjaviti koga -
4 vermin
['və:min](undesirable or troublesome pests such as fleas, rats, or mice: Farmers are always having trouble with various types of vermin; It is vermin such as these men that are trying to destroy society.) golazen* * *[vɜ:min]nounplural construction škodljivci, mrčes, golazen; zajedavci, paraziti; figuratively sodrga, človeški izrodki
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