Engelsk navneord: pest | |||
1. | pest (om tilstand) a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | pestilence, pestis, plague | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | epidemic disease | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bubonic plague, glandular plague, pestis bubonica, plague pneumonia, pneumonic plague, pulmonic plague, septicemic plague | ||
2. | pest (om tilstand) any epidemic disease with a high death rate | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | pestilence, plague | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | epidemic disease | ||
3. | pest (om person) a persistently annoying person | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | blighter, cuss, gadfly, pesterer | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | persecutor, tormenter, tormentor | ||
Mere specifikke termer | nudnick, nudnik | ||
4. | pest (om dyr) any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc. | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He sprayed the garden to get rid of pests. Many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||
Mere specifikke termer | vermin | ||