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1 plaga
f.1 plague.plaga de langostas plague of locusts2 swarm.3 plague (epidemia).una de las plagas modernas one of the plagues of modern society4 pest.5 vermin.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: plagar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: plagar.* * *1 (epidemia) plague2 (de insectos) plague, pest3 figurado invasion* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Agr) (Zool) pest; [de langostas] plague; (Bot) blight2) (=azote) scourge3) (=exceso) glut, abundance4) (=aflicción) affliction, grave illness* * *a) (de insectos, ratas) plaguetrajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga — they brought along their horde of children
b) (calamidad, azote) plaguela plaga del turismo — the menace o scourge of tourism
* * *= pest, plague, blight, infestation, pestilence, endemic disease, endemic illness.Ex. For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.Ex. Parish registers, wills and inventories will be analysed to discover as much information as possible on the migration of population, the effect of the plague, and the incidence of illegitimacy.Ex. In Ohio State we've been trying to develop for the last fifteen years a grape that will still survive the grape blight that wiped out the vineyards in southern Ohio in the 1920s.Ex. Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.Ex. Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.Ex. Tuberculosis, the paradigmatic endemic disease of the nineteenth century, was a social disease and a social problem.Ex. Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.----* control de plagas = pest control.* plaga de hongos = fungal infestation.* * *a) (de insectos, ratas) plaguetrajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga — they brought along their horde of children
b) (calamidad, azote) plaguela plaga del turismo — the menace o scourge of tourism
* * *= pest, plague, blight, infestation, pestilence, endemic disease, endemic illness.Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.
Ex: Parish registers, wills and inventories will be analysed to discover as much information as possible on the migration of population, the effect of the plague, and the incidence of illegitimacy.Ex: In Ohio State we've been trying to develop for the last fifteen years a grape that will still survive the grape blight that wiped out the vineyards in southern Ohio in the 1920s.Ex: Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.Ex: Tuberculosis, the paradigmatic endemic disease of the nineteenth century, was a social disease and a social problem.Ex: Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.* control de plagas = pest control.* plaga de hongos = fungal infestation.* * *1 (de insectos, ratas) plagueuna plaga de langostas a plague of locustslas ardillas son consideradas una plaga squirrels are considered to be a pesttrajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga they brought along their horde of children2 (calamidad, azote) plaguelas siete plagas de Egipto the seven plagues of Egyptla plaga del turismo the menace o scourge of tourismla plaga de la urbanización descontrolada the scourge o disaster of uncontrolled urban development* * *
Del verbo plagar: ( conjugate plagar)
plaga es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
plaga sustantivo femenino
plaga sustantivo femenino
1 (de insectos, malas hierbas, etc) plague, pest
2 (desgracia, azote) curse, menace
' plaga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brotar
- infestar
English:
combat
- horde
- pest
- plague
- blight
* * *plaga nf1. [de insectos] plagueplaga de langosta plague of locusts2. [desastre, calamidad] plague;el tabaco es una de las plagas modernas smoking is one of the plagues of modern society;la zona se vio afectada por una plaga de robos the area suffered a spate of robberies3. [de gente] swarm;una plaga de turistas a swarm of tourists* * *f1 AGR pest2 MED plague3 figscourge; ( abundancia) glut* * *plaga nf1) : plague, infestation, blight2) calamidad: disaster, scourge* * *plaga n plague
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