plague
plague
pleɪg
pleig
British pronunciation
/pleɪɡ/

Definition und Bedeutung von „plague“ im Englischen

to plague
01

plagen, quälen

to continually cause someone or something difficulty, pain, or worry
Transitive: to plague sb/sth
to plague definition and meaning
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Technical issues can plague the functionality of software applications.
Technische Probleme können die Funktionalität von Softwareanwendungen beeinträchtigen.
She was plagued by persistent financial troubles that affected her daily life.
Sie wurde von anhaltenden finanziellen Problemen geplagt, die ihr tägliches Leben beeinflussten.
02

plagen, belästigen

to continuously annoy, trouble, or harass someone
Transitive: to plague sb
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The constant phone calls from telemarketers plagued him.
Die ständigen Telefonanrufe von Telefonverkäufern plagten ihn.
The children ’s endless questions about the trip plagued their parents.
Die endlosen Fragen der Kinder über die Reise plagten ihre Eltern.
01

die Pest, der Schwarze Tod

a dangerous disease spread by rats that causes fever and swellings, often kills if infected
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The plague, also known as the Black Death, is a deadly infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
Die Pest, auch bekannt als der Schwarze Tod, ist eine tödliche Infektionskrankheit, die durch das Bakterium Yersinia pestis verursacht wird.
Symptoms of the plague include fever, chills, headache, and painful, swollen lymph nodes ( buboes ).
Symptome der Pest sind Fieber, Schüttelfrost, Kopfschmerzen und schmerzhaft geschwollene Lymphknoten (Beulen).
02

a large swarm of insects, especially locusts, that destroy crops or vegetation

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Farmers fought to save their fields from a plague of locusts.
The crops were wiped out by a plague of grasshoppers.
03

something that causes persistent irritation, distress, or trouble

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The constant noise was a plague to the residents.
Traffic congestion has become a modern plague.
04

a widespread and catastrophic disaster, often regarded as a punishment or curse from God

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The story tells of ten plagues unleashed upon Egypt.
Drought and famine struck the land like a plague.
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