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1 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 -
2 plague of terror
hemsökelse av skräck -
3 plague of the first-born
den förstföddes plåga (från bibeln-den tionde plågan Gud lade på egypterna då den förstfödde i varje hus dog) -
4 cattle plague
boskapspest -
5 the tenth plague
den tionde hemsökelsen (då alla förstfödda dog i Egypten) -
6 decimate
v. arkebusera var tionde (av t.ex. upprorsmän); decimera* * *['desimeit]((of disease, battle etc) to reduce greatly in number: The population was decimated by the plague.) decimera -
7 pestilence
n. pest, farsot* * *['pestiləns](any type of deadly epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.) []pest, farsot -
8 the Black Death
noun (the plague that killed large numbers of people in Europe in the 14th to 18th centuries) svarta döden, digerdöden
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Plague — may refer to:In medicine: * Plague (disease), a specific disease caused by Yersinia pestis . There are three major manifestations ** Bubonic plague ** Septicemic plague ** Pneumonic plague * Any bubo causing disease * A pandemic caused by such a… … Wikipedia
Plague — Plague, n. [L. plaga a blow, stroke, plague; akin to Gr. ?, fr. ? to strike; cf. L. plangere to strike, beat. Cf. {Plaint}.] 1. That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or vexation … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plague — [plāg] n. [ME plage < MFr < L plaga, a blow, misfortune, in LL(Ec), plague < Gr plēgē, plaga < IE * plaga, a blow < base * plag , to strike > FLAW2] 1. anything that afflicts or troubles; calamity; scourge 2. any contagious… … English World dictionary
Plague — Plague, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plagued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plaguing}.] 1. To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural evil of any kind. [1913 Webster] Thus were they plagued And worn with famine. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To vex;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plague — plague; plague·some; pseu·do·plague; … English syllables
plague — [n1] disease that is widespread affliction, contagion, curse, epidemic, hydra, infection, infestation, influenza, invasion, outbreak, pandemic, pestilence, rash, ravage, scourge; concept 306 plague [n2] annoyance, curse affliction, aggravation,… … New thesaurus
plague — I verb afflict, aggravate, aggrieve, annoy, badger, bait, bedevil, beset, bother, browbeat, bullyrag, cross, devil, discommode, discompose, displease, disquiet, distress, disturb, exagitare, exasperate, exercere, fret, gall, gibe, grate, harry,… … Law dictionary
plague — vb pester, tease, tantalize, harry, harass, *worry, annoy Analogous words: gall, fret, chafe (see ABRADE): *bait, badger, hector, hound, ride: torment, *afflict, try Contrasted words: *relieve, mitigate, lighten, assuage, alleviate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
plague — ► NOUN 1) a contagious disease spread by bacteria and characterized by fever and delirium. 2) an unusually and unpleasantly large quantity of insects or animals. ► VERB (plagues, plagued, plaguing) 1) cause continual trouble or distress to. 2) … English terms dictionary
plague — plaguer, n. /playg/, n., v., plagued, plaguing. n. 1. an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence. 2. an infectious, epidemic disease caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, characterized by fever, chills, and prostration,… … Universalium
Plague — The plague is an infectious disease due to a bacteria called Yersinia pestis. Y. pestis mainly infects rats and other rodents. Rodents are the prime reservoir for the bacteria. Fleas function as the prime vectors carrying the bacteria from one… … Medical dictionary