peste — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brat noun A child, especially one seen as spoiled, unruly, or badly behaved.
- pest noun An insect or animal that damages crops, spreads disease, or is otherwise harmful.
- pestilence noun A deadly, widespread disease; a plague.
- plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
- rats interjection A mild exclamation of annoyance or disappointment.
- varmint noun A wild animal considered a pest, especially one that threatens crops or livestock.
Senses
peste is used for these senses in English:
- brat (pejorative) A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
- pest (now, _, rare) A pestilence, i.e. a deadly epidemic, a deadly plague.
- pest An annoying person, a nuisance.
- pestilence Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
- plague (often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
- plague (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
- rats (informal) Expression of annoyance or disgust; damn, darn. [from 1886]
- varmint (by extension) An obnoxious person or troublemaker.
pest — full definition
- noun An insect or animal that damages crops, spreads disease, or is otherwise harmful.
- noun An annoying person, especially one who keeps bothering others.