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plaga meaning in English

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plaga {f}

mosquito(small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)
[UK: mə.ˈskiː.təʊ] [US: mə.ˈskiːto.ʊ]

plaga noun
{f}

blight(anything that impedes growth or spoils something)
noun
[UK: blaɪt] [US: ˈblaɪt]

plague [plagues](specific disease "the Plague")
noun
[UK: pleɪɡ] [US: ˈpleɪɡ]
Rats carry the plague. = Las ratas son el origen de la plaga.

plagado adjective
{m}

lousy [lousier, lousiest](filled with)
adjective
[UK: ˈlaʊ.zi] [US: ˈlaʊ.zi]

plagar verb

plague [plagued, plaguing, plagues](to harass)
verb
[UK: pleɪɡ] [US: ˈpleɪɡ]
Rats carry the plague. = Las ratas son el origen de la plaga.

riddle [riddled, riddling, riddles](to fill or spread throughout; to pervade)
verb
[UK: ˈrɪd.l̩] [US: ˈrɪd.l̩]
Nearly all the corners of the ramshackle house were riddled with cobwebs. = Casi todas las esquinas del caserón abandonado estaban plagadas de telarañas.

control de plagas noun
{m}

pest control(regulation or management of another species defined as a pest)
noun
[UK: pest kən.ˈtrəʊl] [US: ˈpest kənˈtroʊl]

soplagaitas noun
{m}

jerk [jerks](unlikable person)
noun
[UK: dʒɜːk] [US: ˈdʒɝːk]