plague
A. -noun
(=disease) peste (f) (figurative)   plaga (f), fastidio (m)
·a plague of rats
·una plaga de ratas
·the plague
·la peste
·to avoid something/somebody like the plague
·huir de algo/somebody, someone como de la peste, evitar algo a toda costa
B. -transitive verb (literally) infestar (figurative) plagar
[+person] atormentar
·the area is plagued with malaria
·la zona está infestada de malaria
·the thought has been plaguing me
·la idea me viene atormentando
·the project has been plagued with problems from the beginning
·el proyecto se ha visto plagado de problemas desde el comienzo
·a country plagued by recession
·un paínoun asolado por la recesiónoun
·to plague somebody with questions
·acosar a somebody, someone con preguntas