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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. -
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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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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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[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.) invasion2. verb(to annoy or pester continually or frequently: The child was plaguing her with questions.) harceler -
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1) la peste2) fig. fléauEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > plague
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6 plague-ridden
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7 plague-stricken
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8 bubonic plague
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9 white plague
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10 bubonic plague
[bjuːˌbɒnɪk 'pleɪg]noun peste f bubonique -
11 cattle plague
peste bovineEnglish-French dictionary of labour protection > cattle plague
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12 assail
assail [əˈseɪl]* * *[ə'seɪl]transitive verb sout1) ( attack) attaquer2) ( plague) assaillirto be assailed by worries/doubts — être assailli par les soucis/par le doute
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13 bedevil
bedevil [bɪˈdevl]• to be bedevilled by sth [+ person, project] pâtir de qch* * *[bɪ'devl]transitive verb (p prés etc - ll-, - l- US) ( plague) tracasser [person]; contrarier [plans]; ( confuse) embrouiller [situation] -
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['desimeit]((of disease, battle etc) to reduce greatly in number: The population was decimated by the plague.) décimer -
15 pestilence
['pestiləns](any type of deadly epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.) peste -
16 the Black Death
noun (the plague that killed large numbers of people in Europe in the 14th to 18th centuries) -
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1 ( attack) attaquer [person] ;2 (plague, harass) assaillir ; to be assailed by worries/by doubts/by questions être assailli par les soucis/par le doute/de questions ; we are constantly assailed by demands on nous bombarde de demandes. -
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bedevil vtr ( p prés etc - ll-, -l- US) ( plague) tracasser [person] ; contrarier [plans] ; ( confuse) embrouiller [problem, situation, person] ; bedevilled[transcription]size=1GB[transcription]/size=1 by doubt/remorse rongé par le doute/le remords ; project bedevilled[transcription]size=1GB[transcription]/size=1 by a lack of funds projet qui souffre de l'insuffisance des crédits. -
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dog, USA n2 (male fox, wolf, etc) mâle m ;3 ○ ( person) you lucky dog! sacré veinard ○ ! ; you dirty ou vile dog! sale type ○ ! ; he's a crafty old dog! c'est un vieux rusé! ;1 ( follow) talonner, suivre [qn] de près [person] ; to dog sb's footsteps être sur les talons de qn, être toujours derrière qn ;2 ( plague) suivre ; to be dogged by misfortune être poursuivi par la malchance ; to be dogged by uncertainty/controversy être en proie à l'incertitude/la controverse ; poor health had dogged his childhood il avait été affligé d'une mauvaise santé pendant toute son enfance.it's dog eat dog c'est chacun pour soi, c'est la foire d'empoigne ; every dog has its day à chacun vient sa chance, à chacun son heure de gloire ; give a dog a bad name (and hang him) Prov celui qui veut noyer son chien l'accuse de la rage Prov ; to put on the dog ○ US frimer ○ ; love me, love my dog aime-moi tel que je suis ; to go and see a man about a dog euph hum ( relieve oneself) aller se soulager ; ( go on unspecified business) aller voir le pape hum ; they don't have a dog's chance ils n'ont pas la moindre chance or l'ombre d'une chance ; it's a dog's life c'est une vie de chien ; to lead a dog's life mener une vie de chien ; to lead sb a dog's life mener une vie de chien à qn ; there's life in the old dog yet ( of oneself) je ne suis pas encore grabataire ; ( of sb else) il/elle n'est pas encore grabataire ; to go to the dogs ○ [company, country] aller à vau-l'eau ; [person] filer un mauvais coton ○ ; to treat sb like a dog traiter qn comme un chien ; to be dressed ou got up like a dog's dinner ○ être accoutré de façon ridicule ; it's a real dog's breakfast ○ ! c'est n'importe quoi! ; you wouldn't put a dog out on a night like this! il fait un temps de chien ce soir! ⇒ teach. -
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bedevil [bɪ'devəl] ( British pt & pp bedevilled, cont bedevilling, American pt & pp bedeviled, cont bedeviling)∎ bedevilled by or with problems assailli par les problèmes
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