- peste
- f.1 plague.peste bubónica bubonic plaguela peste negra the Black Deathpeste porcina swine fever (British), hog cholera (United States)2 stink, stench (informal) (mal olor).3 pest (informal) (molestia).4 St. Roch's disease.* * *peste► nombre femenino1 (epidemia) plague2 (mal olor) stink, stench■ ¡qué peste a tabaco hay aquí! it stinks of tobacco smoke in here!3 (cosa molesta) pest\FRASEOLOGÍAdecir/echar pestes de alguien to slag somebody offpeste bubónica bubonic plaguepeste negra Black Death* * *noun f.1) plague2) stink* * *SF1) (Med) plague
una peste de ratones — a plague of mice
peste aviar — fowl pest
peste bubónica — bubonic plague
peste negra — Black Death
peste porcina — swine fever
2) (=mal olor) stink, foul smell¡qué peste hay aquí! — there's a real stink in here!
3)siempre anda echando pestes de su jefe — she's always slagging off her boss *
4) Cono Sur [gen] infectious disease; (=viruela) smallpox5) And (=resfriado) cold* * *femeninoa) (Med, Vet) plague, epidemicdecir or echar or hablar pestes de alguien — (fam) to run somebody down (colloq), to slag somebody off (BrE colloq)
huirle a alguien/algo como a la peste — (fam) to avoid somebody/something like the plague
ser la peste — (fam) to be a nuisance
b) (AmL fam) (enfermedad contagiosa) bug (colloq); (resfriado) coldc) (fam) (mal olor) stink* * *= pestilence, fug, reeker.Ex. Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.Ex. Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.Ex. When the doors opened and she got on, the elevator was empty but the previous occupant left behind a real reeker.----* hablar pestes = trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* peste bubónica = bubonic plague.* peste negra = plague.* peste negra, la = Black Death, the.* peste neumónica = pneumonic plague.* * *femeninoa) (Med, Vet) plague, epidemicdecir or echar or hablar pestes de alguien — (fam) to run somebody down (colloq), to slag somebody off (BrE colloq)
huirle a alguien/algo como a la peste — (fam) to avoid somebody/something like the plague
ser la peste — (fam) to be a nuisance
b) (AmL fam) (enfermedad contagiosa) bug (colloq); (resfriado) coldc) (fam) (mal olor) stink* * *= pestilence, fug, reeker.Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.
Ex: Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.Ex: When the doors opened and she got on, the elevator was empty but the previous occupant left behind a real reeker.* hablar pestes = trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* peste bubónica = bubonic plague.* peste negra = plague.* peste negra, la = Black Death, the.* peste neumónica = pneumonic plague.* * *pestefeminine1 (Med, Vet) plague, epidemicdecir or echar pestes de algn (fam); to run sb down (colloq), to slag sb off (BrE colloq)hablar pestes de algn (fam); to badmouth sb (AmE colloq), to bitch about sb (BrE colloq)huirle a algn/algo como a la peste or huir de algn/algo como de la peste (fam); to avoid sb/sth like the plagueser la peste (fam); to be a nuisance2 (AmL fam) (enfermedad contagiosa) bug (colloq); (resfriado) cold3 (fam) (mal olor) stink, pong (BrE colloq)¡qué peste hay aquí, abran las ventanas! what a stink there is in here, open the windows!Compuestos:● peste bovinarinderpest● peste bubónicabubonic plague● peste cristal(Chi) chickenpox● peste negraBlack Death● peste porcinahog cholera (AmE), swine fever (BrE)* * *
peste sustantivo femeninoa) (Med, Vet) plague, epidemic;◊ peste cristal (Chi) chickenpox;
peste negra Black Deathb) (AmL fam) (enfermedad contagiosa) bug (colloq);
(resfriado) coldc) (fam) (mal olor) stink
peste sustantivo femenino
1 (mal olor) stench, stink
2 Med plague
peste porcina, swine fever
♦ Locuciones: echar pestes de alguien, to run sb down
'peste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apestar
- apestado
English:
plague
- stink
- blight
- chickenpox
- pest
- pong
* * *peste nf1. [enfermedad epidémica] plague;Comphuir de alguien como de la peste to avoid sb like the plagueComppeste aviar o aviaria fowl pest;peste bubónica bubonic plague;peste equina African horse sickness;la peste negra the Black Death;peste porcina Br swine fever, US hog cholera2. Andes, RP Fam [resfriado] cold;[gripe] flu;se agarró una peste que anda rondando she caught a flu bug that's going around3. Fam [mal olor] stink, stench4. Fam [molestia] pain (in the neck);¡qué peste de vecinos tenemos! what a pain (in the neck) our neighbours are!5. CompFamdecir o [m5]echar pestes de alguien Br to slag sb off, US to badmouth sb;Famechar pestes to curse, to swear* * *pestef1 MED plague2 famolor stink fam3:echar pestes fam curse and swear* * *peste nf1) : plague, pestilence2) : stench, stink3) : nuisance, pest* * *peste n (mal olor) stink
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.