Pest
die Plage (nuisance); die Pest (disease)
German translations
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German meaning: Eine schwere, oft tödliche Infektionskrankheit, die durch Bakterien verursacht wird. English meaning: Plague Synonym: Seuche, Epidemie German example: Im Mittelalter starben viele Menschen an der Pest. English example: Many people died of the plague in the Middle Ages. Type: Noun Article: die Singular Form: die Pest Plural Form: die Pesten
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas vollständig beseitigen oder vernichten.
- English meaning
- Exterminate
- Synonym
- ausrotten, vernichten
- German example
- Das Insektizid soll die Schädlinge vertilgen.
- English example
- The insecticide is supposed to exterminate the pests.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich vertilge du vertilgst er/sie/es ich vertilgt wir vertilgen ihr vertilget sie vertilgen
- Past Participle
- ich habe vertilgt du hast vertilgt er/sie/es hat vertilgt wir haben vertilgt ihr habt vertilgt sie haben vertilgt
- Past
- ich vertilgte du vertilgtest er/sie/es vertilgte wir vertilgten ihr vertilgtet sie vertilgten
Related words
- Schädling
pest
- Ungeziefer
pest
- plump
Plump
- anapästisch
anapestic
- genuesisch
Genoese
- Feldmaus
Field mouse
- Tiefsee
The deep sea is the deepest part of the ocean, located below about 200 meters depth.
- Kammerjäger
Pest control worker
- Pinienkern
Pine nut
- Kondolenz
condolence
- Toxikologin
Toxicologist
- Xenobiotikum
Xenobiotic
- Beizmittel
A mordant is a substance used to protect surfaces from corrosion or pest infestation, or to improve the adhesion of paints.
- Methylbromid
Methyl bromide is a chemical compound that exists as a colorless gas or liquid and was used in agriculture as a fumigant.
- Grundwasserkontamination
Groundwater contamination refers to the pollution of groundwater by pollutants that impair the quality of the water.
- Anteilnahme
Sympathy
- Kontumaz
Quarantine
- Tapet
A tapet is an outdated word for carpet or tapestry.
- piesacken
to tease, to pester
- pesen
"Pesen" refers to a type of heavy, coarse cloth or fabric, now an obsolete term.
- wie die Pest meiden
to avoid like the plague
- salopp
Casual
- genmanipuliert
"genmanipuliert" means that the genetic material of an organism has been altered through genetic engineering.
- phytotoxisch
Phytotoxic
- neurotoxisch
Neurotoxic
- agrobiologisch
agrobiological
- verpestet
Infested, plagued, contaminated; figuratively: spoiled, made unbearable.
- transgen
transgenic
- Stößel
pestle
- Mörser
mortar
- Gobelin
Gobelin tapestry
- Schädlingsbekämpfung
Pest control
- Pestizid
pesticide
- Schädling
Pest
- Ölpest
An oil spill is a large-scale environmental pollution caused by oil, usually in the sea.
- Schädlingsbekämpfungsmittel
Pesticide
- Zinnpest
Tin pest
- Wandteppich
tapestry
- Bildteppich
Tapestry
- Pestwurz
Butterbur
- Nonnenfalter
The nun moth is a butterfly from the family Erebidae, whose caterpillars are considered pests in forestry.
- Mörserkeule
Pestle
- Schweinepest
Swine fever
- entvölkern
To depopulate
- zerstoßen
Crushed
- agrochemisch
Agrochemical
- genueser
Genoese
- pestilenzartig
Pestilential
- Vogelgrippe
bird flu
- Geflügelpest
Avian influenza; a highly contagious viral disease in poultry, also known as bird flu.
Example sentences with “Pest”
The rats are a pest. (Die Ratten sind eine Plage.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you translate 'pest'?
Use 'die Plage' for pests, 'die Pest' for the historical disease.