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to plague
01
atormentar, afligir
to continually cause someone or something difficulty, pain, or worry
Transitive: to plague sb/sth
Exemplos
Technical issues can plague the functionality of software applications.
Problemas técnicos podem afligir a funcionalidade de aplicativos de software.
She was plagued by persistent financial troubles that affected her daily life.
Ela era atormentada por persistentes problemas financeiros que afetavam sua vida diária.
02
atormentar, incomodar
to continuously annoy, trouble, or harass someone
Transitive: to plague sb
Exemplos
The constant phone calls from telemarketers plagued him.
As constantes chamadas telefônicas de telemarketing o atormentavam.
The children ’s endless questions about the trip plagued their parents.
As perguntas intermináveis das crianças sobre a viagem atormentavam seus pais.
Plague
01
a peste, a peste negra
a dangerous disease spread by rats that causes fever and swellings, often kills if infected
Exemplos
The plague, also known as the Black Death, is a deadly infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
A peste, também conhecida como Peste Negra, é uma doença infecciosa mortal causada pela bactéria Yersinia pestis.
Symptoms of the plague include fever, chills, headache, and painful, swollen lymph nodes ( buboes ).
Os sintomas da peste incluem febre, calafrios, dor de cabeça e gânglios linfáticos dolorosos e inchados (bubões).
02
a large swarm of insects, especially locusts, that destroy crops or vegetation
Exemplos
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
Exemplos
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
Exemplos
The story tells of ten plagues unleashed upon Egypt.
Drought and famine struck the land like a plague.
