praga

Signification (Anglais)

1. (feminine) curse (prayer that harm may befall someone)
2. (feminine) plague (a widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution)
3. (feminine, uncountable) plague (a disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis)
4. (feminine) plague (an epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease)
5. (feminine) curse, swearword
6. (feminine, figuratively) someone or something which is a nuisance

Concepts

plaie

fléau

peste

calamité

organisme nuisible

Ennemi des cultures

Ravageur

Synonymes

calamidade

flagelo

peste

lesão

mangual

vara

obscenidade

vulgaridade

Peste bubonica

Peste bubônica

batedor

palavra de baixo calão

chaga

ferida

Traductions

plague

plaga

plaag

plaga

Schädling

Plage

parassiti

peste

plaga

pest

pests

scourge

آفات

pest

curse

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɾa.ɡɐ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Emprunté à latin: plāga

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese praga (“sore, curse”), borrowed from Latin plāga (“wound, misfortune”). Compare the inherited chaga.