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blight [blaɪt]1 noun(a) Botany & Agriculture (of flowering plants) rouille f; (of fruit trees) cloque f; (of cereals) rouille f, nielle f; (of potato plants) mildiou m∎ the accident cast a blight on our holiday l'accident a gâché nos vacances;∎ her illness was a blight on their happiness sa maladie a terni leur bonheur;∎ air pollution is a real blight la pollution de l'air est un vrai fléau∎ inner-city blight la dégradation des quartiers pauvres(b) (spoil → happiness, holiday) gâcher; (→ career, life) gâcher, briser; (→ hopes) anéantir, détruire; (→ plans) déjouer;∎ a marriage blighted by money problems un mariage assombri par des problèmes d'argent
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