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flagelo
-calamity
See the entry forflagelo.
flagelo
Presentyoconjugation offlagelar.
flageló
Preteriteél/ella/ustedconjugation offlagelar.

flagelo

el flagelo(
flah
-
heh
-
loh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. calamity
La pobreza es un flagelo en las grandes ciudades de la región.Poverty is a calamity in the large cities of the region.
b. scourge
Nuestro barrio está acosado por el flagelo de la droga.Our neighborhood is beset by the scourge of drugs.
a. whip
Los romanos azotaban a los esclavos con flagelos.The Romans flogged their slaves with a whip.
b. scourge
El capitán usaba un flagelo para asustar a los marineros con el sonido del chasquido.The captain would use a scourge to scare the sailors with the cracking sound.
a. flagellum
Los flagelos permiten que los organismos unicelulares como las bacterias se desplazen por el sistema.Flagella enable single-celled organisms like bacteria to move around the system.
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