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I. plague [pleɪg] N

1. plague (disease):

plague
Seuche f <-, -n>
a plague on you! old
verflucht seist du! old
the plague
die Pest
to avoid sb/sth like the plague
jdn/etw wie die Pest meiden

2. plague of insects:

plague
Plage f <-, -n>
fig a plague of journalists descended on the town
ein Schwarm von Journalisten fiel in die Stadt ein

II. plague [pleɪg] VB trans

to plague sb
jdn bedrängen
to plague sb
jdm zu schaffen machen
to plague sb (irritate)
jdn ärgern
he's been plaguing me for an answer
er drängt mich, ihm eine Antwort zu geben
to plague sb with sth
jdn mit etw dat belästigen
to plague sb with sth
jdm mit etw dat auf die Nerven gehen
to be plagued with sth
von etw dat geplagt werden
the team has been plagued with injuries
in der Mannschaft kommt es in letzter Zeit ständig zu Verletzungen
to be plagued with bad luck
vom Pech verfolgt sein

plague [pleɪɡ] N

plague
Pest

bu·bon·ic plague [bju:ˌbɒnɪkˈpleɪg, Am -ˌbɑ:-] N no pl

bubonic plague
Beulenpest f <-> kein pl
Present
Iplague
youplague
he/she/itplagues
weplague
youplague
theyplague
Past
Iplagued
youplagued
he/she/itplagued
weplagued
youplagued
theyplagued
Present Perfect
Ihaveplagued
youhaveplagued
he/she/ithasplagued
wehaveplagued
youhaveplagued
theyhaveplagued
Past Perfect
Ihadplagued
youhadplagued
he/she/ithadplagued
wehadplagued
youhadplagued
theyhadplagued
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