English-Spanish translations for scourge

flageloEl terrorismo es uno de los flagelos de nuestra sociedad moderna. Terrorism is one of the scourges of our modern society. La inflación es un flagelo que redistribuye injustamente los activos. Inflation is a scourge which redistributes assets unfairly. Los medicamentos falsificados son un flagelo que se ha ignorado durante mucho tiempo. Falsified medicinal products are a scourge that has long been ignored.
azotarSin embargo, el sufrimiento y la injusticia padecidos por mujeres y pueblos de todo el mundo parecen azotar nuestros cuerpos y desgarrar nuestras almas como nunca. However, the suffering and injustice suffered by women and people all over the world seem to scourge our bodies and rend our souls now as never before.

azoteSe trata de un azote que nos afecta a todos. This is a scourge which affects us all. La respuesta a este azote debe ser doble. The answer to this scourge must be twofold. El dopaje es un azote al que hay que hacer frente. Doping is a scourge that has to be dealt with.
flagelar

A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction
A means to inflict such pain or destruction
A whip, often of leather
To strike with a scourge; to flog

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