plague

tormentare, assillare

Causare continuamente problemi, dolore o preoccupazioni a qualcuno o qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To keep causing someone or something problems, pain, or worry.

• Doubts plague him every day.
• Technical problems plagued the new website.
• She kept plaguing me with questions about the trip.

Come si usa: be plagued by something (The project was plagued by delays.); be plagued with something (She was plagued with doubts.)

Sinonimi: trouble, bother, torment

Espressioni comuni: plague someone, plague a project, plague someone with questions

affliggere, flagellare

Colpire le persone con una malattia o un disastro, causando sofferenza.

In inglese semplice: To cause people to suffer from a disease or disaster.

• Disease plagued the village.
• Repeated droughts have plagued the region for years.
• The settlers were plagued by fever throughout the winter.

Come si usa: be plagued by something (The region was plagued by famine.)

Sinonimi: afflict, ravage

Espressioni comuni: plague a region, plague a community

peste

Grave malattia causata da batteri, spesso trasmessa dalle pulci, che può uccidere le persone.

In inglese semplice: A serious disease caused by bacteria, often spread by fleas, that can kill people.

• Plague spread through the town.
• Many people died of plague during the outbreak.
• The doctor suspected that the patient had plague.

Sinonimi: bubonic plague

Espressioni comuni: bubonic plague, plague outbreak, die of plague

infestazione, invasione

Numero insolitamente grande di insetti o animali che danneggiano un luogo.

In inglese semplice: An unusually large number of insects or animals that damage a place.

• A plague of mice ruined the grain.
• Farmers faced a plague of locusts last summer.
• The island suffered another insect plague.

Come si usa: a plague of something (A plague of locusts destroyed the wheat.)

Sinonimi: infestation

Espressioni comuni: plague of locusts, plague of rats, insect plague

flagello, calamità

Disastro o condizione dannosa che colpisce molte persone, talvolta interpretato come una punizione divina.

In inglese semplice: A disaster or harmful condition that affects many people, sometimes understood as punishment from God.

• Famine became a plague upon the land.
• They believed the drought was a plague sent by God.
• The story describes ten plagues that struck an ancient kingdom.

Come si usa: a plague of something (The country suffered a plague of violence.)

Sinonimi: scourge, calamity, affliction

Espressioni comuni: terrible plague, plague upon someone, plague of violence

seccatura, peste

Persona o cosa che provoca molto fastidio o molti problemi.

In inglese semplice: A person or thing that causes great annoyance or trouble.

• That boy is a plague.
• Her endless questions became a plague to the whole household.
• These noisy visitors are a real plague.

Come si usa: a plague to someone (That noisy boy is a plague to his neighbours.)

Sinonimi: nuisance, pest, bother

Espressioni comuni: a real plague, plague to someone