Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - pest
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Pest
pest
noun Etymology: Middle French ~e, from Latin ~is Date: 1513 1. an epidemic disease associated with high mortality; specifically plague 2. something resembling a ~ in destructiveness; especially a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns (as agriculture or livestock production) 3. one that ~ers or annoys ; nuisance • ~y adjective
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n. 1 a troublesome or annoying person or thing; a nuisance. 2 a destructive animal, esp. an insect which attacks crops, livestock, etc. 3 archaic a pestilence; a plague. Phrases and idioms pest-house hist. a hospital for sufferers from the plague etc. Etymology: F peste or L pestis plague ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) вредитель; паразит 2) эпизоотическая болезнь с большой смертностью 3) чума 4) бот. стрига жёлтая (Striga lutea) – pest of St. Lucia – insect pest – museum pest – storage pest – Zimmerman's pine pest ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. сельскохозяйственный вредитель, вредное насекомое, паразит garden pests —- садовые вредители here rabbits are a pest —- от кроликов здесь нет житья mosquitoes and similar pests —- москиты и другие вредные насекомые 2. уст. чума, моровая язва 3. вет. чума 4. разг. чума, язва, бич that man is a regular pest! —- этот человек ужасно надоедлив! a pest of a child! —- несносный ребенок! Id: pest upon (on) you! —- чтоб ты сдох! ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) бич; язва, паразит; pests of society - тунеядцы, паразиты 2) что-л. надоедливое; надоедливый человек 3) agric. паразит, вредитель 4) obs. мор, чума ...Англо-русский словарь
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(pests) 1. Pests are insects or small animals which damage crops or food supplies. ...crops which are resistant to some of the major insect pests and diseases... ...new and innovative methods of pest control. N-COUNT 2. You can describe someone, especially a child, as a pest if they keep bothering you. (INFORMAL) He climbed on the table, pulled my hair, and was generally a pest. = nuisance N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a small animal or insect that destroys crops or food supplies (a chemical used in pest control) 2 informal an annoying person, especially a child (Giles was being a thorough pest.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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hum. gen. abbr. Parameter Estimation by Sequential Testing UN abbr. Political Economical Sociocultural And Technological st. & loc. abbr. Political, Economic, Sociological, and Technological U.S. gov. abbr. Political Economic Social And Technical gen. bus. abbr. Political Economic Social Technological account. abbr. Political Economic Social And Technological ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- 1568, "plague, pestilence," from M.Fr. peste, from L. pestis "deadly contagious disease." Meaning "noxious or troublesome person or thing" first recorded 1609. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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