Definizione monolingua

plague

plague (third-person singular simple present plagues, present participle plaguing, simple past and past participle plagued)

1. (transitive) To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.

   Wikis are often plagued by vandalism

2. (transitive) To afflict with a disease or other calamity.

   Natural catastrophies plagued the colonists till they abandoned the pestilent marshland

plague (plural plagues)

1. (used absolutely, usually capitalized: The Pest) The pestilent disease ""Plague"", caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis and mostly known by its variant form bubonic plague.
2. (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
3. A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.

   Ten Biblical plagues over Egypt, ranging from locusts to the death of the crown prince, finally forced Pharaoh to let Mosess people go

4. A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates

   Rascal Bart is an utter plague, his pranks never cease until hes put over the knee

Definizione dizionario plague

	peste
	Any large scale calamity.
	Malattia infettiva di origine batterica causata dal batterio Yersinia pestis.
	A deadly infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis.

	affliggere
	Causare dolore fisico; infettare con un malattia contagiosa.
	To cause physical pain; to infect with a contagious disease.

	appestare
	Causare dolore fisico; infettare con un malattia contagiosa.
	To cause physical pain; to infect with a contagious disease.

flagello

invasione

piaga

plague

seccatura

tormentare

Altri significati:

A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates

specific disease "the Plague"

widespread affliction, calamity

to harass

an epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence

(transitive) To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.

to afflict with disease or calamity

jinx (lit: god of pestilence)

a nuisance

A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.

(pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.

(transitive) To afflict with a disease or other calamity.

(used absolutely, usually capitalized: The Pest) The pestilent disease "Plague", caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis and mostly known by its variant form bubonic plague.