plague

plague
1. noun
1) (esp. Hist.): (epidemic) Seuche, die

the plague — (bubonic) die Pest

avoid/hate somebody/something like the plague — jemanden/etwas wie die Pest meiden/hassen

plague of rats — Rattenplage, die

2. transitive verb
1) (afflict) plagen; quälen

plagued with or by something — von etwas geplagt

2) (bother)

plague somebody [with something] — jemandem [mit etwas] auf die Nerven gehen (ugs.)

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[pleiɡ] 1. noun
1) (especially formerly, an extremely infectious and deadly disease, especially one carried by fleas from rats.) die Seuche
2) (a large and annoying quantity: a plague of flies.) die Plage
2. verb
(to annoy or pester continually or frequently: The child was plaguing her with questions.) plagen
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plague
[pleɪg]
I. n
1. (disease) Seuche f; (dated)
a \plague on you! verflucht seist du! veraltet
the \plague die Pest
to avoid sb/sth like the \plague jdn/etw wie die Pest meiden
2. of insects Plage f; (fig)
a \plague of journalists descended on the town ein Schwarm von Journalisten fiel in die Stadt ein
II. vt
to \plague sb jdn bedrängen, jdm zu schaffen machen; (irritate) jdn ärgern
he's been plaguing me for an answer er drängt mich, ihm eine Antwort zu geben
to \plague sb with sth jdn mit etw dat belästigen, jdm mit etw dat auf die Nerven gehen
to be \plagued with sth von etw dat geplagt werden
the team has been \plagued with injuries in der Mannschaft kommt es in letzter Zeit ständig zu Verletzungen
to be \plagued with bad luck vom Pech verfolgt sein
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[pleɪg]
1. n (MED)
Seuche f; (BIBL, fig) Plage f

the plague — die Pest

to avoid sb/sth like the plague — jdn/etw wie die Pest meiden

we're suffering from a plague of crime — wir leiden unter einer wahren Flut an Verbrechen

a plague of reporters descended on the town —

a plague on him! (old) — die Pest möge über ihn kommen! (old)

2. vt
plagen

to plague the life out of sb — jdn (bis aufs Blut) quälen, jdm das Leben schwer machen

to be plagued by doubts/injury — von Zweifeln/Verletzungen geplagt werden

to be plagued by bad luck — vom Pech verfolgt werden

to plague sb with questions — jdn ständig mit Fragen belästigen

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plague [pleıɡ]
A s
1. MED
a) Seuche f
b) besonders HIST Pest f:
plague bubo Pestbeule f;
avoid sth like the plague etwas wie die Pest meiden
2. fig Plage f, Heimsuchung f, Geißel f:
plague of rats Rattenplage;
the ten plagues BIBEL die Zehn Plagen;
a plague on it! obs hols der Teufel!
3. umg
a) Plage f
b) Quälgeist m, Nervensäge f (Mensch)
B v/t
1. plagen, quälen:
be plagued by pain schmerzgeplagt sein
2. umg belästigen (with mit)
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1. noun
1) (esp. Hist.): (epidemic) Seuche, die

the plague — (bubonic) die Pest

avoid/hate somebody/something like the plague — jemanden/etwas wie die Pest meiden/hassen

2) (infestation)

plague of rats — Rattenplage, die

2. transitive verb
1) (afflict) plagen; quälen

plagued with or by something — von etwas geplagt

2) (bother)

plague somebody [with something] — jemandem [mit etwas] auf die Nerven gehen (ugs.)

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n.
Pest nur sing. f.
Plage -n f. v.
drangsalieren v.
plagen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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