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76 words
Spanish word
peste
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈpeste/
Meaning
- feminine nounplague
Example
Gracias a la vacuna, la peste dejó de propagarse.
Thanks to the vaccine, the plague stopped spreading.
More examples
La epidemia de peste obligó a cuarentenas locales.
The epidemic of plague forced local quarantines.
Core concept
Contagious outbreak regarded as a social scourge.
Common phrases
epidemia de peste
epidemic of plague
riesgo de peste
plague risk
Similar words
enfermedad: General sickness that affects the body or mind.
epidemia: Rapidly spreading infectious outbreak that hits many people in a specific region.
pandemia: Extensive infectious outbreak that crosses countries or continents.
brote: Sudden localized outbreak that affects a particular place or group.
Definition in Spanish
Término tradicional para una enfermedad contagiosa de gran alcance; también usado en sentido figurado para referirse a una calamidad o plaga.
Word origin
From Latin pestis, the word carries a primary medical sense of contagious disease and a longstanding figurative sense for disasters.
Usage tips
- Despite its similarity to English pest, Spanish peste implies a serious epidemic or figurative disaster rather than a minor nuisance.
Opposites
- saludhealthnoun
Related words
- pestilenciapestilencenoun
- pestilentepestilentialadjective