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1 pest
n. skadeväxt; skadedjur; plågoris, plågoande, odåga* * *[pest]1) (a creature that is harmful or destructive, eg a mosquito, a rat etc.) skadedjur2) (a troublesome person or thing: He is always annoying me - he is an absolute pest!) plågoris, otyg• -
2 мор
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3 чума
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4 язва
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5 pestilence
n. pest, farsot* * *['pestiləns](any type of deadly epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.) []pest, farsot -
6 бич
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7 cockroach
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8 pester
v. plåga, besvära; trakassera, gnata* * *['pestə](to annoy (someone) frequently or continually: He pestered me with questions; She pestered him to help her.) plåga, besvära, trakassera -
9 plague
n. farsot; plåga, plågoris--------v. hemsöka, plåga; pina, besvära* * *[pleiɡ] 1. noun1) (especially formerly, an extremely infectious and deadly disease, especially one carried by fleas from rats.) pest, farsot2) (a large and annoying quantity: a plague of flies.) hemsökelse2. verb(to annoy or pester continually or frequently: The child was plaguing her with questions.) plåga, pina, hemsöka -
10 between a rock and a hard place
mellan pest och koleraEnglish-Swedish dictionary > between a rock and a hard place
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11 choosing the lesser of two evils
välja mellan pest och koleraEnglish-Swedish dictionary > choosing the lesser of two evils
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12 chose the lesser of two evils
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13 on the horns of a dilemma
vid valet av pest och kolera
См. также в других словарях:
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Pest — Sf std. (14. Jh., Form 16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Wie in anderen europäischen Sprachen; zuvor mhd. pestilenz, pestilencie m./f. Entlehnt aus l. pestilentia, das auf l. pestis Seuche, Unglück zurückgeht. Ebenso nndl. pest, ne. pestilence, nfrz. peste … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
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