bane

fléau, plaie

Chose ou personne qui cause de graves difficultés, du malheur ou un échec.

En anglais simple : Something or someone that causes serious trouble, unhappiness, or failure.

• Weeds are the bane of every gardener.
• These constant delays have become the bane of my life.
• Poor drainage was the bane of the entire building project.

Comment l'utiliser : the bane of someone’s existence/life (Mosquitoes are the bane of my existence in summer.)

Synonymes : curse, scourge, menace

Contraires : blessing, boon

Expressions courantes : the bane of, bane of existence, bane of someone

ruine, malheur, mal

Grande souffrance, dommage grave ou destruction complète.

En anglais simple : Great suffering, harm, or complete destruction.

• The curse brought bane upon the kingdom.
• The poet wrote of war’s bane and sorrow.
• They feared the stranger would bring them bane.

Synonymes : ruin, misery, harm, doom

Contraires : well-being

Expressions courantes : bring bane, bane and sorrow, woe and bane