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plaie — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
  • sore adj Painful or tender, especially to the touch.
  • varmint noun A wild animal considered a pest, especially one that threatens crops or livestock.
  • wound noun An injury where the skin is cut, pierced, or torn.

Senses

plaie is used for these senses in English:

  • plague (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
  • plague A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
  • plague (figurative) A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates.
  • sore An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin.
  • varmint (by extension) An obnoxious person or troublemaker.
  • wound An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
  • wound (criminal, _, legal) An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.

plague — full definition

  1. noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
  2. noun A widespread, serious problem or nuisance.
  3. verb To trouble or afflict someone persistently.

sore — full definition

  1. adj Painful or tender, especially to the touch.
  2. adj Informal: annoyed, upset, or resentful about something.
  3. noun A patch of injured, infected, or inflamed skin.

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