infester
French → English
(biology) to infest: to be present in large numbers in a place, typically causing damage or disease
Les rats ont fini par infester le sous-sol de l'immeuble à cause des déchets mal gérés.
(English) Rats ended up infesting the building's basement because of poorly managed waste.
Le Portugal est infesté par la propagation d'une plante sud-africaine très envahissante.
(English) Portugal is infested by the spread of a very invasive South African plant.
(history) to plague: to overrun an area in a way that causes distress or danger (used for bandits)
Au Moyen Âge, de nombreuses bandes de brigands infestaient les forêts autour de Paris.
(English) In the Middle Ages, numerous bands of brigands plagued the forests around Paris.
Le roi a envoyé ses navires pour chasser les corsaires qui infestaient les côtes de l'empire.
(English) The king sent his ships to drive away the privateers who were plaguing the empire's coasts.
Entry ID: fr:en:infester · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary