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to plague
01
assillare
to continually cause someone or something difficulty, pain, or worry
Transitive: to plague sb/sth
Esempi
Technical issues can plague the functionality of software applications.
I problemi tecnici possono affliggere la funzionalità delle applicazioni software.
She was plagued by persistent financial troubles that affected her daily life.
Era afflitta da persistenti problemi finanziari che influenzavano la sua vita quotidiana.
02
tormentare, assillare
to continuously annoy, trouble, or harass someone
Transitive: to plague sb
Esempi
The constant phone calls from telemarketers plagued him.
Le continue telefonate dei telemarketer lo tormentavano.
The children ’s endless questions about the trip plagued their parents.
Le infinite domande dei bambini sul viaggio tormentavano i loro genitori.
Plague
01
peste
a dangerous disease spread by rats that causes fever and swellings, often kills if infected
Esempi
The plague, also known as the Black Death, is a deadly infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
La peste, conosciuta anche come Morte Nera, è una malattia infettiva mortale causata dal batterio Yersinia pestis.
Symptoms of the plague include fever, chills, headache, and painful, swollen lymph nodes ( buboes ).
I sintomi della peste includono febbre, brividi, mal di testa e linfonodi dolorosi e gonfi (bubboni).
02
peste
a large swarm of insects, especially locusts, that destroy crops or vegetation
Esempi
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
Esempi
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
Esempi
The story tells of ten plagues unleashed upon Egypt.
Drought and famine struck the land like a plague.
