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Praga — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • curse noun A spell or supernatural force believed to bring harm or bad luck.
  • plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
  • Prague name The capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
  • varmint noun A wild animal considered a pest, especially one that threatens crops or livestock.

Senses

Praga is used for these senses in English:

  • Prague The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia.
  • curse A vulgar epithet.
  • 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.
  • plague A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
  • varmint A pestilent or predatory ground-borne animal, especially one that kills or harasses a farmer's animals or crops.

curse — full definition

  1. noun A spell or supernatural force believed to bring harm or bad luck.
  2. noun A rude or offensive word used to express anger.
  3. verb To wish harm on someone, or to swear angrily.

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.
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