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1 infest
transitive verb[Ungeziefer, Schädlinge:] befallen; [Unkraut:] überwuchern; (fig.) heimsuchen* * *[in'fest]- academic.ru/37973/infestation">infestation* * *in·fest[ɪnˈfest]vt▪ to \infest sth etw befallenthe town is currently \infested with world cup fever die Stadt befindet sich derzeit im Weltmeisterschaftstaumel* * *[ɪn'fest]vt(rats, lice) herfallen über (+acc); (plague also) befallen; (fig unwanted people) heimsuchen, verseuchen; (crime, drugs etc) verseuchento be infested with rats — mit Ratten verseucht sein
to be infested (with lice etc) — mit Ungeziefer verseucht sein
* * *infest [ınˈfest] v/t1. besonders einen Ort heimsuchen, unsicher machen2. verseuchen, befallen (Parasiten etc):infested with befallen von, verseucht durch;infested with bugs (lice) verwanzt (verlaust)3. fig überschwemmen, -laufen:infested with wimmelnd von;the streets were infested with people auf den Straßen wimmelte es von Menschen* * *transitive verb[Ungeziefer, Schädlinge:] befallen; [Unkraut:] überwuchern; (fig.) heimsuchen* * *v.heimsuchen v. -
2 infest
in·fest [ɪnʼfest] vtto \infest sth etw befallen;\infested with rats/ cockroaches von Ratten/Kakerlaken befallen;(fig: haunt) etw heimsuchen;the town is currently \infested with world cup fever die Stadt befindet sich derzeit im Weltmeisterschaftstaumel
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