| Englisch > Deutsch | |
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| scourge | |
| 1. Substantiv: | |
| 2. [1] Geißel, Peitsche, Plage | |
| 3. Verb: | |
| 4. [1] geißeln, auspeitschen | |
| 5. [2] geißeln (durch Kritik), züchtigen, quälen, peinigen | |
| Englisch > Englisch | |
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| scourge | |
| 1. subst. A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction. |  |
| Graffiti is the scourge of building owners everywhere. | |
| 2. subst. A means to inflict such pain or destruction. | |
| 3. subst. A whip, often of leather. | |
| He flogged him with a scourge. | |
| 4. v. To strike with a scourge; to flog. | |
