plague
plague
pleɪg
pleig
British pronunciation
/pleɪɡ/

Definitie en betekenis van "plague"in het Engels

to plague
01

kwellen, teisteren

to continually cause someone or something difficulty, pain, or worry
Transitive: to plague sb/sth
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Technical issues can plague the functionality of software applications.
Technische problemen kunnen de functionaliteit van softwaretoepassingen teisteren.
She was plagued by persistent financial troubles that affected her daily life.
Ze werd geplaagd door aanhoudende financiële problemen die haar dagelijks leven beïnvloedden.
02

kwellen, lastigvallen

to continuously annoy, trouble, or harass someone
Transitive: to plague sb
example
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The constant phone calls from telemarketers plagued him.
De constante telefoontjes van telemarketeurs plaagden hem.
The children ’s endless questions about the trip plagued their parents.
De eindeloze vragen van de kinderen over de reis plaagden hun ouders.
01

de pest, de zwarte dood

a dangerous disease spread by rats that causes fever and swellings, often kills if infected
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example
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The plague, also known as the Black Death, is a deadly infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
De pest, ook bekend als de Zwarte Dood, is een dodelijke infectieziekte die wordt veroorzaakt door de bacterie Yersinia pestis.
Symptoms of the plague include fever, chills, headache, and painful, swollen lymph nodes ( buboes ).
Symptomen van de pest zijn onder meer koorts, koude rillingen, hoofdpijn en pijnlijke, gezwollen lymfeklieren (builen).
02

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

example
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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

example
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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

example
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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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