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Peste
This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for October 7, 2009
peste (feminine noun (la)) — plague, epidemic, stench, stink. Look up peste in the dictionary En ese campo había varios animales muertos que causaban una peste insoportable. There were several dead animals in that field that were causing a horrible stench. |
It stink.
Eso huele mal It's correct? It has a stench. |
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It smells bad. (Más general). |
So, is peste a false friend, or can it also mean pest?
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I don't know about false friend (I don't think so)
I also don't think it can be used for "pest"...... But interestingly, I've always heard people use the word as "masculine" por ejemplo...... aquí hay un peste Asi que hoy aprendí algo nuevo! |
@Elaina: creo que es un uso erróneo. "Peste" siempre es femenino. :thinking:
@chanman: I think "peste" can be "pest" when it refers to an epidemic disease associated with high mortality, but not when it's a synonym of "plague". That should be "plaga" in Spanish. |
Hace mucho tiempo la gente creía que la peste había lanzado(no estoy seguro) por los dioses del cielo , pero ahora sabemos que las ratas la han llevado
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Pues eso, "siempre me ayudas" :D. Bueno, puedes decir "siempre tan amable", pero amable no es exactamente helpful, más bien es kind. Y si dices "útil" tampoco queda muy bien, porque una información es "útil", pero aplicado a una persona puedes hacerla sentir como un objeto. Yo diría "siempre tan amable", aunque no es exactamente helpful. :thinking: :) |
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Pest, in English, means a nuisance, usually small animals, like bugs or rats. |
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Pestilence translated into of the Spanish is pestilencia.
But anyhow that word is used likely when the meet is dead and also mucky. Mucky is podrido in English, please if you're lovable then you correcting me. |
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okay, so coming back to my original question.
Can "peste" mean "pest" in the sense of annoying little animals? |
No it doesn't.
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@Chanman: those are "plagas".
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