noun, feminine/pɛst/plural: pestes
plague (disease); brat; pest
Synonyms: chipie
Learned borrowing from Latin pestis (“plague; pest”).
/pɛst/
plague (disease); brat; pest
Synonyms: chipie
Learned borrowing from Latin pestis (“plague; pest”).
wow, oh my God, holy shit (an exclamation denoting surprise or astonishment)
“Le marchand. - Peste ! peste ! comme vous y allez ! - (Alfred de Musset, Lorenzaccio, acte I, scène 2, 1834)”
Related: empester, entre la peste et le choléra, fuir comme la peste, peste bubonique, peste noire, peste porcine
Learned borrowing from Latin pestis (“plague; pest”).