Polyglot Dictionary

plague

/pleɪɡ/

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

Forms

plural
plagues

Meaning

  1. plaga, peste

    • The plague killed millions in Europe.

      La peste mató a millones en Europa.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

pest

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

praga

praga is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "plague, pest."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa plague?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The ___ killed millions in Europe.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a plague?

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