Plage

plage plagë German Etymology From early de gmh plāge, from de la plāga blow, wound. The word was originally chiefly Central German, therefore sometimes secondarily adapted to the Upper German consonantism as (later) gmh pflāge, which form did not last, however. More at en plague. Pronunciation de /ˈplaːɡə/ de De-Plage.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de aːɡə 2 Noun f plague affliction or hardship, particularly when seen as a divine punishment de Sie ertrug alle Plagen des Krieges mit großer Tapferkeit. She endured all hardships of the war with great bravery. de Manche Menschen erachten Aids als Plage für die Unzüchtigen. Some people consider AIDS to be a plague for the lewd. plague; epidemic de Seuche Epidemie de In Teilen des Landes ist eine Mückenplage ausgebrochen. A mosquito plague has broken out in parts of the country. de informal nuisance; annoyance; something annoying de Zumutung de Diese neuen Glühbirnen sind echt ’ne Plage. These new light bulbs are really annoying. Usage notes German Plage does not refer specifically to the bubonic plague, for which use de Pest. Declension f Hyponyms de Heuschreckenplage Insektenplage Kaninchenplage Mückenplage Rattenplage Schneckenplage Wildschweinplage Related terms de plagen de Plackerei Further reading Luxembourgish Etymology lb :bor fr:plage From lb fr plage. Pronunciation lb /plaːʃ/ Noun f Plagen beach