Meaning of pestis | Babel Free
[ˈpɛs.tɪs]Definitions
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disease, plague, pestilence, infection declension-3, feminine
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a pest declension-3, feminine
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destruction, ruin, death declension-3, feminine
Equivalents
Examples
“Quam simul ac tālī persēnsit peste tenērī ….”
And as soon as [Juno] sensed that [Dido was now] gripped by such a plague [of passion] …. (Erotic passion here is likened to a deadly disease.)
“Ēripite hanc pestem perniciemque mihi!”
And rid me from this pernicious plague!
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.