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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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