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1 plague
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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2 ♦ (to) avoid
♦ (to) avoid /əˈvɔɪd/v. t.1 evitare: to avoid an accident, evitare un incidente; to avoid disappointment, evitare una delusione (o di essere delusi); to avoid making a mistake, evitare ( di fare) un errore; He narrowly avoided defeat, ha evitato la sconfitta di stretta misura2 evitare; schivare: to avoid a parked car, evitare (o schivare) un'auto in sosta; We avoided each other, ci siamo evitati; I want to avoid the city centre, voglio evitare (di passare per) il centro3 sfuggire a; evitare; eludere; aggirare: to avoid arrest, sfuggire all'arresto; He avoided my eye, ha cercato di non incrociare il mio sguardo; He avoided answering my question, ha evitato di rispondere alla (o ha eluso la) mia domanda● (fam.) to avoid st. like the plague, evitare qc. come la peste □ (fisc.) to avoid taxation, eludere le imposte.NOTA D'USO: - to avoid to do o to avoid doing?- -
3 ♦ (to) avoid
♦ (to) avoid /əˈvɔɪd/v. t.1 evitare: to avoid an accident, evitare un incidente; to avoid disappointment, evitare una delusione (o di essere delusi); to avoid making a mistake, evitare ( di fare) un errore; He narrowly avoided defeat, ha evitato la sconfitta di stretta misura2 evitare; schivare: to avoid a parked car, evitare (o schivare) un'auto in sosta; We avoided each other, ci siamo evitati; I want to avoid the city centre, voglio evitare (di passare per) il centro3 sfuggire a; evitare; eludere; aggirare: to avoid arrest, sfuggire all'arresto; He avoided my eye, ha cercato di non incrociare il mio sguardo; He avoided answering my question, ha evitato di rispondere alla (o ha eluso la) mia domanda● (fam.) to avoid st. like the plague, evitare qc. come la peste □ (fisc.) to avoid taxation, eludere le imposte.NOTA D'USO: - to avoid to do o to avoid doing?-
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