FromMiddle High German bezzist , fromOld High German bezzisto , fromProto-Germanic *batistaz ( “ best ” ) . Cognate withGerman beste ,English best .
peste
superlative degree ofguat peste
( dated or formal ) singular present subjunctive ofpesten Learned borrowing fromLatin pestis ( “ plague; pest ” ) .
peste f (plural pestes )
plague ( disease ) ( informal ) brat Synonym: chipie ( informal , of a girl) pest peste
( dated ) 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) Peste !, s'écria Corcoran, vous êtes expéditif, seigneur Holkar. - (Alfred Assolant ,Aventures merveilleuses mais authentiques du capitaine Corcoran , 1867)Peste !, monsieur l'amiral est donc nécromant, pour savoir ainsi ce qui se fait à trente ou quarante lieues de distance ! - (Alexandre Dumas ,La Reine Margot , 1845,volume I, chapitre III )« Encore une robe neuve ? s'étonnait-il.Peste , Madame ! » - (Colette , Sido, 1930, Fayard, page 70) Charlie ! dit le colonel Gregor, dont les pauvres yeux s'évertuaient à me mendier un sourire,peste ! On vous appelle déjà par votre prénom. - (Pierre Benoit ,Le Soleil de minuit , Albin Michel, 1930, réédition Le Livre de Poche, page 147) peste
inflection ofpester : first / third-person singular present indicative / subjunctive second-person singular imperative Borrowed fromLatin pestis ( “ plague; pest ” ) .
peste f (plural pesti )
( pathology ) plague Guerra,peste e carestia, vanno sempre in compagnia. War,plague and famine always accompany each other. ( figurative ) pest ,nuisance ( person ) ( figurative ) urchin ( mischievous child ) ( figurative ) stench ,unbearable smellSee the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
peste
feminine plural ofpesto See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
peste
plural ofpesta ( “ footprint ” ) peste
ablative singular ofpestis FromLatin pestis ( “ plague; pest ” ) .
peste f (plural pestes )
plague contagiousdisease annoying person Compound ofpre +spre , possibly directly fromLatin per ( “ through, along ” ) super ( “ above ” ) . Was probably influenced or confused withper extra . CompareAromanian pisti ,pristi .
peste (+accusative )
over Borrowed fromLatin pestis ( “ plague, pest ” ) .
IPA (key ) : /ˈpeste/ [ˈpes.t̪e] Rhymes:-este Syllabification:pes‧te peste f (plural pestes )
plague contagiousdisease reek , unpleasant orrepulsive smellBorrower fromSpanish peste , fromLatin pestis .
peste (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ )
( vulgar , of a person) annoying peste (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ )
pest ;plague ;pestilence Synonyms: salot ,epidemya pest ;vermin ( destructive insect or small animal ) Synonym: salot ( vulgar ) pest ;vermin ( obnoxious person ) Synonyms: asungot ,buwisit ,sakit sa ulo ,salot