plaga

/ˈplaɡa/, [ˈpla.ɣ̞a]

plague


Noun plaga f (plural plagas)

  1. plague
  2. nuisance

Verb plaga

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of plagar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of plagar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of plagar.

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Examples
  • Muy a menudo la hambruna es acompañada por la plaga.

    More often than not, famine is accompanied by plague.

  • Por algún motivo, la gente me ha estado evadiendo como a la plaga desde el momento que volví de la India.

    For some reason, people have been avoiding me like the plague ever since I got back from India.

  • Uno nunca se casó, y ese es su infierno; el otro sí, y esa es su plaga.

    One was never married, and that's his hell; another is, and that's his plague.

  • Las ratas eran el origen de la plaga.

    Rats were the source of the plague.

  • La plaga ha desolado ciudades enteras.

    The plague has devastated entire cities.

  • Si no empiezas a tratar a la gente con un poco más de respeto, la gente podría comenzar a evitarte como a la plaga.

    If you don't start treating people with a little more respect, people may start avoiding you like the plague.


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