plaga
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la plaga(
plah
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gah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
2. (illness)
a. plague
Nuevos estudios indican que la plaga fue transmitida por jerbos durante la Edad Media.New studies indicate that the plague was transmitted by gerbils during the Middle Ages.
3. (calamity)
a. scourge
La guerra supone una plaga para la ciudad donde se produce.War is a scourge to the city it takes place in.
b. plague
La plaga de la contaminación está afectando a la salud de los ciudadanos.The plague of pollution is affecting citizens' health.
c. affliction
El cáncer es una plaga que cobra la vida de muchas personas cada año.Cancer is an affliction that claims many lives each year.
4. (pejorative) (abundance)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. glut (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Últimamente hay una plaga de rumores sobre este cantante.There is a glut of rumors about this singer lately.
b. plague (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
El inglés es una plaga que está reemplazando a los idiomas minoritarios.English is a plague that is replacing minority languages.
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