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This word must be preceded by the definite article in the senses shown in 1) and 2).
pox(
paks
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (old-fashioned) (venereal disease)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. la sífilis (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A prostitute had given him a dose of the pox.Una prostituta le había contagiado sífilis.
2. (old-fashioned) (smallpox)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. la viruela (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If you caught the pox in those days, you'd likely die of it.En ese entonces, si te contagiabas de la viruela, era muy probable que te matara.
3. (old-fashioned) (curse)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
A pox on you and all your family!¡Maldito seas, y maldita tu familia también!
I hate that man, pox be on him!¡Odio a ese hombre, mal rayo lo parta!
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