plague

plague
1. n чума, моровая язва

bubonic plague — бубонная чума

pneumonic plague — лёгочная чума

the plague swept off thousands — чума унесла тысячи жизней

to send a plague on a country — наслать на страну чуму

a pandemic of bubonic plague — пандемия бубонной чумы

plague pit — общая могила для умерших от чумы

siberian plague — сибирская язва

2. n бедствие, бич, наказание, проклятье

plague of rats — нашествие крыс

3. n разг. неприятность, досада, беспокойство

mosquitoes are the plague of our life here — комары отравляют нам здесь всю жизнь

the plague of the thing is, nobody could go there but me — вся беда в том, что кроме меня туда некому было пойти

what a plague that child is! — это не ребёнок, а наказание какое-то!

4. v разг. мучить, досаждать; надоедать, беспокоить

to be plagued by poor health — не вылезать из болезней

she was plagued with the thought — её неотступно преследовала мысль

5. v арх. насылать бедствие
6. v арх. зачумлять
Синонимический ряд:
1. annoyance (noun) annoyance; besetment; bother; botheration; botherment; exasperation; irritant; pest; pester
2. disease (noun) black death; disease; epidemic; great plague; oriental plague; outbreak; pandemic; rash
3. ill (noun) affliction; bane; blight; calamity; curse; evil; ill; pestilence; scourge; woe
4. trouble (noun) disturbance; nuisance; torment; trouble; vexation
5. bother (verb) bother; grieve; irk; trouble; vex
6. infest (verb) infest; overrun; swarm
7. strike (verb) afflict; curse; excruciate; rack; scourge; smite; strike; torment; torture
8. visit (verb) impose; inflict; visit; wreak
9. worry (verb) annoy; badger; bedevil; beleaguer; beset; besiege; disturb; dun; fret; gnaw; hagride; harass; harry; hector; hound; importune; irritate; needle; pester; tantalize; tease; worry
Антонимический ряд:
cure; solution

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  • Plague — may refer to:In medicine: * Plague (disease), a specific disease caused by Yersinia pestis . There are three major manifestations ** Bubonic plague ** Septicemic plague ** Pneumonic plague * Any bubo causing disease * A pandemic caused by such a… …   Wikipedia

  • Plague — Plague, n. [L. plaga a blow, stroke, plague; akin to Gr. ?, fr. ? to strike; cf. L. plangere to strike, beat. Cf. {Plaint}.] 1. That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or vexation …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • plague — [plāg] n. [ME plage < MFr < L plaga, a blow, misfortune, in LL(Ec), plague < Gr plēgē, plaga < IE * plaga, a blow < base * plag , to strike > FLAW2] 1. anything that afflicts or troubles; calamity; scourge 2. any contagious… …   English World dictionary

  • Plague — Plague, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plagued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plaguing}.] 1. To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural evil of any kind. [1913 Webster] Thus were they plagued And worn with famine. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To vex;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • plague — plague; plague·some; pseu·do·plague; …   English syllables

  • plague — [n1] disease that is widespread affliction, contagion, curse, epidemic, hydra, infection, infestation, influenza, invasion, outbreak, pandemic, pestilence, rash, ravage, scourge; concept 306 plague [n2] annoyance, curse affliction, aggravation,… …   New thesaurus

  • plague — I verb afflict, aggravate, aggrieve, annoy, badger, bait, bedevil, beset, bother, browbeat, bullyrag, cross, devil, discommode, discompose, displease, disquiet, distress, disturb, exagitare, exasperate, exercere, fret, gall, gibe, grate, harry,… …   Law dictionary

  • plague — vb pester, tease, tantalize, harry, harass, *worry, annoy Analogous words: gall, fret, chafe (see ABRADE): *bait, badger, hector, hound, ride: torment, *afflict, try Contrasted words: *relieve, mitigate, lighten, assuage, alleviate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • plague — ► NOUN 1) a contagious disease spread by bacteria and characterized by fever and delirium. 2) an unusually and unpleasantly large quantity of insects or animals. ► VERB (plagues, plagued, plaguing) 1) cause continual trouble or distress to. 2) …   English terms dictionary

  • plague — plaguer, n. /playg/, n., v., plagued, plaguing. n. 1. an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence. 2. an infectious, epidemic disease caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, characterized by fever, chills, and prostration,… …   Universalium

  • Plague — The plague is an infectious disease due to a bacteria called Yersinia pestis. Y. pestis mainly infects rats and other rodents. Rodents are the prime reservoir for the bacteria. Fleas function as the prime vectors carrying the bacteria from one… …   Medical dictionary


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