Polyglot Dictionary

pest

/pɛst/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
pests

Meaning

  1. plaga, insecto dañino

    • Insects can be a pest in the garden.

      Los insectos pueden ser una plaga en el jardín.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

plague

Worth distinguishing: "pest" is more general; "plague" is a severe infestation or disease.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

peste

peste is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "pest, plague."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa pest?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Insects can be a ___ in the garden.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a pest?

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