plague — (pleīg) An acute febrile, infectious disease, caused by the bacillus Yersinia pestis, which has a high mortality rate; the two major types are bubonic plague and pneumonic plague … Dictionary of microbiology
plague — plague1 [ pleıg ] noun 1. ) count any serious disease that spreads quickly to a lot of people and usually ends in death: a plague of cholera a ) the plague a disease that spreads quickly, causing a high fever, lumps on parts of your body, and in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
playgirl — / pleigə:l/, it. /plei gɛrl/ s. ingl. [comp. di (to ) play divertirsi e girl ragazza ], usato in ital. al femm., non com. [ragazza bella e disinibita, dedita alla vita mondana, che si accompagna a uomini che le consentano un tenore di vita alto]… … Enciclopedia Italiana
bubonic plague — bu|bon|ic plague [bju:ˌbɔnık ˈpleıg US bu:ˌba: ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Medieval Latin; Origin: bubo swelling , from Greek boubon (swelling in) the groin ] a very serious disease spread by rats, that killed a lot of people in the Middle Ages… … Dictionary of contemporary English
plague — plague1 [pleıg] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: plage, from Latin plaga hit, wound ] 1.) a disease that causes death and spreads quickly to a large number of people ▪ drops in population levels due to plagues and famines 2.) [U] also… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Playgirl — Play|girl [ pleigə:l] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. playgirl, eigtl. »Spielmädchen«; vgl. ↑Girl>: 1. dem Vergnügen u. dem Luxus lebende, bes. in Kreisen von Playboys verkehrende, leichtlebige, attraktive junge Frau. 2. svw. ↑Hostess … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
bubonic plague — bu|bonic plague [ bju,banık pleıg ] noun uncount a serious infectious disease that killed millions of people in Europe in the past but is now fairly rare. It is passed on by the FLEAS that live on black RATS: BLACK DEATH … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
