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1 scourge
1. noun(lit. or fig.) Geißel, die2. transitive verb1) (whip) geißeln2) (afflict) heimsuchen* * *[skə:‹](a cause of great suffering to many people: Vaccination has freed us from the scourge of smallpox.) die Geißel* * *[skɜ:ʤ, AM skɜ:rʤ]I. n\scourge of famine Hungerkatastrophe fto be the \scourge of sth/sb etw/jdn scharf kritisieren, mit jdm hart ins Gericht gehenII. vt* * *[skɜːdZ] Geißel f2. vt* * *A s Geißel f:a) Peitsche fb) fig Plage f:scourge of mosquitoes Moskitoplage;the Scourge of God die Gottesgeißel (Attila)B v/t1. geißeln, (aus)peitschen2. figa) (durch Kritik etc) geißelnb) strafenc) quälen, peinigen* * *1. noun(lit. or fig.) Geißel, die2. transitive verb1) (whip) geißeln2) (afflict) heimsuchen* * *n.Geißel -n f.Plage -n f. v.peitschen v.
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