to plague
01
plåga, ansätta
to continually cause someone or something difficulty, pain, or worry
Transitive: to plague sb/sth
Exempel
Technical issues can plague the functionality of software applications.
Tekniska problem kan plåga funktionaliteten hos mjukvaruapplikationer.
She was plagued by persistent financial troubles that affected her daily life.
Hon plågades av ihållande ekonomiska problem som påverkade hennes vardag.
02
plåga, trakassera
to continuously annoy, trouble, or harass someone
Transitive: to plague sb
Exempel
The constant phone calls from telemarketers plagued him.
De konstanta telefonsamtalen från telemarketers plågade honom.
The children ’s endless questions about the trip plagued their parents.
Barnens ändlösa frågor om resan plågade deras föräldrar.
Plague
01
pesten, den svarta döden
a dangerous disease spread by rats that causes fever and swellings, often kills if infected
Exempel
The plague, also known as the Black Death, is a deadly infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
Pesten, även känd som den svarta döden, är en dödlig infektionssjukdom orsakad av bakterien Yersinia pestis.
Symptoms of the plague include fever, chills, headache, and painful, swollen lymph nodes ( buboes ).
Symtom på pesten inkluderar feber, frossa, huvudvärk och smärtsamma, svullna lymfkörtlar (bubor).
02
a large swarm of insects, especially locusts, that destroy crops or vegetation
Exempel
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
Exempel
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
Exempel
The story tells of ten plagues unleashed upon Egypt.
Drought and famine struck the land like a plague.
