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plague verb

  /pleɪɡ/ , /plɛɡ/ , [pʰl̥eɪɡ] , [pʰɫ̥ɛːɡ]
  • (transitive) To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
 affliggere, molestare, tormentare
  • (transitive) To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
 affliggere, travagliare

plague noun

  /pleɪɡ/ , /plɛɡ/ , [pʰl̥eɪɡ] , [pʰɫ̥ɛːɡ]
  • (often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
 peste
  • (figurative) A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates.
 piaga
  • A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
 piaga, calamità
  • (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
 pestilenza, peste
avoid like the plague
evitare come la peste
bubonic plague
peste bubbonica
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