plagues in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for plagues in the English»French Dictionary

I.plague [Brit pleɪɡ, Am pleɪɡ] N

1. plague MED:

plague (bubonic)

peste f

plague (epidemic)

épidémie f

the plague

la peste

I haven't got the plague! hum

je n'ai pas la gale! inf

a plague on you archaic!

la peste soit de toi! archaic

2. plague fig (nuisance):

plague

plaie f

the noise is a constant plague to residents

le bruit est une vraie plaie pour les résidents

what a plague that boy is!

quelle plaie ce garçon!

3. plague (large number):

plague (of ants, rats, locusts etc)

invasion f

plague (of crimes)

vague f

to reach plague proportions

atteindre des proportions astronomiques

4. plague BIBL:

plague

plaie f

II.plague [Brit pleɪɡ, Am pleɪɡ] VB trans

1. plague:

to be plagued by, to be plagued with (be beset with)

être en proie à

to be plagued by, to be plagued with doubts, remorse, difficulties

être assailli par

he's plagued by ill health

il a sans arrêt des ennuis de santé

we were plagued by bad weather

le mauvais temps s'est acharné sur nous

we were plagued by wasps

nous avons été envahis par les guêpes

2. plague (harass):

plague

harceler

to plague sb with questions

harceler qn de questions

to plague sb for sth

harceler qn pour obtenir qc

to plague the life out of sb inf

empoisonner l'existence de qn

III.plague [Brit pleɪɡ, Am pleɪɡ]

to avoid sb/sth like the plague

fuir qn/qc comme la peste

bubonic plague [Brit bjuːbɒnɪk ˈpleɪɡ, Am bjuˌbɑnɪk ˈpleɪɡ] N

bubonic plague

peste f bubonique

white plague N Am

white plague

tuberculose f pulmonaire

plague-stricken ADJ

plague-stricken person, village, population:

plague-stricken

atteint de la peste

plague-ridden ADJ pej

plague-ridden

pestiféré

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pestiféré (pestiférée) personne

plague-stricken

pestiféré (pestiférée) lieu

plague-infested

pestiféré (pestiférée)

plague-stricken person

les pestiférés

the plague-stricken

il me traite comme un pestiféré fig

he avoids me like the plague

peste

plague

peste soit de …

a plague on … dated

peste bubonique

bubonic plague

peste noire

black plague

fuir qn/qc comme la peste

to avoid sb/sth like the plague

haro sur qn/qc

a plague on sb/sth dated

les sept plaies d'Égypte BIBL

the seven plagues of Egypt

les vices qui infestent la société

the vices that plague society

plagues in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plagues in the English»French Dictionary

I.plague [pleɪg] N

1. plague (disease):

plague

épidémie f

2. plague:

the plague (bubonic plague)

la peste

3. plague (infesting of animals):

plague

fléau m

4. plague (source of annoyance):

plague

plaie f

Phrases:

to avoid sb like the plague

éviter qc comme la peste

II.plague [pleɪg] VB trans

plague

tourmenter

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to avoid sb/sth like the plague

éviter qn/qc comme la peste

Translations for plagues in the French»English Dictionary

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pestiféré(e)

plague-stricken

pestiféré(e)

plague victim

peste

plague

craindre/éviter qn/qc comme la peste

to fear/avoid sb/sth like the plague

tourmenter doute, remords, scrupules

to plague

ne pas avoir la gale

to not have the plague

l'introduction de la peste en Europe

the introduction of the plague to Europe

plagues Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the plague (bubonic plague)

la peste

to avoid sb like the plague

éviter qc comme la peste

to avoid sb/sth like the plague

éviter qn/qc comme la peste

to fear/avoid sb/sth like the plague

craindre/éviter qn/qc comme la peste

the introduction of the plague to Europe

l'introduction de la peste en Europe

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But plagues decimated the rubber tree plantations, and the city was soon abandoned.

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Next, seven angels are given vials or bowls to pour out upon the earth which contain the seven last plagues.

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Primarily financed by sheep grazing, the mission closed in 1917 due to the effects of drought and rabbit plagues.

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She sets off to find the great evil that plagues the lands.

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So when leprous plagues come upon a person, first they come upon the fabric of the person's house.

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The war is, in fact, between the enlightened and the darkness that plagues the unenlightened.

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The hatred she had for the two caused her to lose her beauty and become a vicious spirit that plagues the village.

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Through the influence of the devilish reincarnation, outbreaks of famine and plagues further increase the dead, providing the evil with yet more strength and delight.

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Later plagues reduced the population to half the starting point by 1400.

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Because some of the trades are likely to be profitable, the new index could outperform old-style benchmarks during periods when contango plagues one-month contracts.

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