afflict

[USA]/əˈflɪkt/
[UK]/əˈflɪkt/
Frekvens: Meget høj

Oversættelse

vt. torment; cause suffering; cause distress
n. affliction
vt. pine; plage; forårsage lidelse; forårsage bekymring
n. plage
Word Forms
Third Person Singularafflicts
Past Tenseafflicted
Past Participleafflicted
Present Participleafflicting
Pluralafflicts

Udtryk & Fast Sammenstilling

afflict with

påføre med

affliction

lidelse

deeply afflict

påføre dybt

mental affliction

psykisk lidelse

Eksempelsætninger

be afflicted with a conscience

at være plaget af samvittighed

He is afflicted with severe rheumatics.

Han lider af svær gigt.

serious ills afflict the industry.

alvorlige lidelser plager industrien.

Famine and war still afflict mankind.

Hungersnød og krig plager stadig menneskeheden.

Pain racked his entire body.See Synonyms at afflict

Smerte rev i hele hans krop.Se Synonymer under afflict

A plague of locusts afflicted the land.

En plage af græsshopper ramte landet.

a disease that can afflict women past the menopause

en sygdom, der kan ramme kvinder efter overgangsalderen

Jupiter is afflicted by Mars in opposition.

Jupiter er plaget af Mars i opposition.

a society afflicted by a deep cultural malaise.

et samfund plaget af en dyb kulturel krise.

He was afflicted always with a gnawing restlessness.

Han var altid plaget af en nagende rastløshed.

Only other sufferers know what it is like to be afflicted with this disease.

Kun andre der lider ved det, ved hvordan det er at være plaget af denne sygdom.

his younger child was afflicted with a skin disease.

hans yngre barn led af en hudlidelse.

They are always afflicted with the noise made by the passing planes.

De er altid plaget af støjen fra de flyvende fly.

The people of the afflicted areas are certain to need our help.

Folkene i de ramte områder vil helt sikkert have brug for vores hjælp.

A terrible restlessness that was like to hunger afflicted Martin Eden.

En frygtelig rastløshed, der var som sult, hærgede Martin Eden.

They may grant you power,honour,and riches but afflict you with servitude,infamy,and poverty.

De kan måske give dig magt, ære og rigdom, men tilføje dig slaveri, vanære og fattigdom.

They were reading with enjoyment; yet their work was "afflicted from first to last with a fatal want of raciness."

De læste med fornøjelse; men deres arbejde var "plaget fra start til slut af et fatalt mangel på spænding."

In GermanAustria his fame was that of a saviour, and the mere mention of his name brought balm to the suffering and surcease of sorrow to the afflicted...

I Deutschösterreich var hans ry som en frelser, og blot nævnelsen af hans navn bragte lindring til de lidende og ophør af sorg til de plagede...

Virkelige Eksempler

Malaria has been diagnosed on every continent, but sub-Saharan Africa is the region most afflicted.

Malaria er blevet diagnosticeret på hvert kontinent, men subsaharisk Afrika er den region, der er hårdest ramt.

Kilde: VOA Standard April 2013 Collection

A childhood stutter that had not afflicted him for twenty years started to return.

En barndoms stammen, der ikke havde plaget ham i tyve år, begyndte at vende tilbage.

Kilde: Steve Jobs Biography

And Hugh burst into tears, now more really afflicted than he had ever been yet.

Og Hugh brød sammen i tårer, nu mere virkelig plaget end han nogensinde havde været.

Kilde: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

Let us move on to " afflict! "

Lad os gå videre til "plag!"

Kilde: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

All of them were afflicted with a feeling of sad helplessness.

Alle var plaget af en følelse af trist hjælpeløshed.

Kilde: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

“My granddaughter is afflicted by a crop of warts, sir, ” she told him.

”Min barnebarn er plaget af en masse vorter, hr.,” fortalte hun ham.

Kilde: The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

The antiseizure drug levetiracetam appears to help some afflicted kitties.

Antiepileptisk medicin levetiracetam ser ud til at hjælpe nogle plagede katte.

Kilde: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection May 2015

In Africa alone, it afflicted 75,000 children annually.

Alene i Afrika ramte det 75.000 børn årligt.

Kilde: VOA Standard English - Health

They were much afflicted by the cold.

De var meget plaget af kulden.

Kilde: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

The verb, " afflict, " also means, " to cause harm to."

Verbet, "plag," betyder også "at forårsage skade til."

Kilde: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

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