plaga

f.

1 plague.

plaga de langostas plague of locusts

2 swarm.

3 plague (epidemia).

una de las plagas modernas one of the plagues of modern society

4 pest.

5 vermin.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: plagar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: plagar.

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plaga

► nombre femenino

1 (epidemia) plague

2 (de insectos) plague, pest

3 figurado invasion

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noun f.

plague

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SF

1) (Agr) (Zool) pest; [de langostas] plague; (Bot) blight

plaga de la vid — grape vine blight

plaga del jardín — garden pest

plagas forestales — forest pests

2) (=azote) scourge

aquí la sequía es una plaga — drought is a scourge here

una plaga de turistas — a plague of tourists

3) (=exceso) glut, abundance

ha habido una plaga de lechugas — there has been a glut of lettuces

4) (=aflicción) affliction, grave illness

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femenino

a) (de insectos, ratas) plague

las ardillas son consideradas una plaga — squirrels are considered to be a pest

trajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga — they brought along their horde of children

b) (calamidad, azote) plague

la plaga del turismo — the menace o scourge of tourism

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= pest, plague, blight, infestation, pestilence, endemic disease, endemic illness.

Ex. For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.

Ex. Parish registers, wills and inventories will be analysed to discover as much information as possible on the migration of population, the effect of the plague, and the incidence of illegitimacy.

Ex. In Ohio State we've been trying to develop for the last fifteen years a grape that will still survive the grape blight that wiped out the vineyards in southern Ohio in the 1920s.

Ex. Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.

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. Tuberculosis, the paradigmatic endemic disease of the nineteenth century, was a social disease and a social problem.

Ex. Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.

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* control de plagas = pest control.

* plaga de hongos = fungal infestation.

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femenino

a) (de insectos, ratas) plague

las ardillas son consideradas una plaga — squirrels are considered to be a pest

trajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga — they brought along their horde of children

b) (calamidad, azote) plague

la plaga del turismo — the menace o scourge of tourism

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= pest, plague, blight, infestation, pestilence, endemic disease, endemic illness.

Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.

Ex: Parish registers, wills and inventories will be analysed to discover as much information as possible on the migration of population, the effect of the plague, and the incidence of illegitimacy.

Ex: In Ohio State we've been trying to develop for the last fifteen years a grape that will still survive the grape blight that wiped out the vineyards in southern Ohio in the 1920s.

Ex: Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.

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: Tuberculosis, the paradigmatic endemic disease of the nineteenth century, was a social disease and a social problem.

Ex: Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.

* control de plagas = pest control.

* plaga de hongos = fungal infestation.

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plaga

feminine

1 (de insectos, ratas) plague

una plaga de langostas a plague of locusts

las ardillas son consideradas una plaga squirrels are considered to be a pest

trajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga they brought along their horde of children

2 (calamidad, azote) plague

las siete plagas de Egipto the seven plagues of Egypt

la plaga del turismo the menace o scourge of tourism

la plaga de la urbanización descontrolada the scourge o disaster of uncontrolled urban development

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Del verbo plagar: (conjugate plagar)

plaga es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

plaga sustantivo femenino

a) (de insectos, ratas) plague;

◊ las ardillas son consideradas una plaga squirrels are considered to be a pest

b) (calamidad, azote) plague

plaga sustantivo femenino
1 (de insectos, malas hierbas, etc) plague, pest
2 (desgracia, azote) curse, menace
'plaga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brotar
- infestar
English:
combat
- horde
- pest
- plague
- blight

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plaga nf

1. [de insectos] plague

Comp

plaga de langosta plague of locusts

2. [desastre, calamidad] plague;

el tabaco es una de las plagas modernas smoking is one of the plagues of modern society;

la zona se vio afectada por una plaga de robos the area suffered a spate of robberies

3. [de gente] swarm;

una plaga de turistas a swarm of tourists

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plaga

f

1 AGR pest

2 MED plague

3 fig

scourge; (abundancia) glut

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plaga nf

1) : plague, infestation, blight

2) calamidad: disaster, scourge

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plaga n plague