Význam plague v slovenčine

• 0 to cause worry, pain, or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time:

  • Financial problems have been plaguing their new business partners.

  • My shoulder's been plaguing me all week.

  • The children plagued him with questions all through lunch.

  • He's been plaguing me for a loan of the book.

• 1 bubonic plague , or any serious disease that kills many people:

  • Millions died of (the) plague.

  • a plague of insects

  • humorous A plague of journalists descended on the town.

• 2 to cause someone or something difficulty or suffering, esp. repeatedly or continually:

  • Financial problems have been plaguing the company.

  • That pain in my shoulder is plaguing me again.

• 3 a serious disease which kills many people

  • [ C ] Trees throughout the Northeast are being attacked by a plague of gypsy moths.