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blight [blaɪt]1. noun* * *[blaɪt] 1.1) Botany rouille fpotato blight — mildiou m (de la pomme de terre)
2) fig ( on society) plaie f (on de)urban blight —
2.inner city blight — délabrement m urbain
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A n2 fig ( on society) plaie f (on de) ; urban blight, inner city blight délabrement m urbain ; planning blight nuisance f (produite par les excès de l'urbanisme) ; to cast a blight on sth gâcher qch. -
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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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(a disease in plants that withers them: potato blight.) rouille -
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cloud [klaʊd]1. nounnuage m• under a cloud ( = in disgrace) en disgrâce (PROV) every cloud has a silver lining(PROV) à quelque chose malheur est bon[+ prospects, career] assombrir3. compounds[sky] se couvrir ; [face, expression] s'assombrir* * *[klaʊd] 1.1) [C] ( in sky) nuage m, nuée f liter2) [U] Meteorology nuages mpl3) ( mass) (of insects, smoke, dust, gas) nuage m4) fig ( negative feature)5) ( blur) (in liquid, marble, gem) nuage m; (in glass, on mirror) buée f2.transitive verb1) ( blur) [steam, breath] embuer [mirror]; [tears] brouiller [vision]clouded with tears — [eyes] voilé or brouillé de larmes
2) ( confuse) obscurcir [judgment]; brouiller [memory]3) ( blight) assombrir [occasion]•Phrasal Verbs:••to be on cloud nine — (colloq) être aux anges
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A n2 ¢ Meteorol ( also cloud mass) nuages mpl ; some patches of cloud quelques nuages ; there's a lot of cloud about il fait un temps très nuageux ;4 fig ( negative feature) a cloud of gloom/uncertainty un voile de tristesse/d'incertitude ; to cast a cloud over sth jeter une ombre sur qch ;B vtr1 ( blur) [steam, breath] embuer [mirror] ; [substance] rendre [qch] trouble [liquid] ; [tears] brouiller [vision] ; clouded with tears [eyes] voilé or brouillé de larmes ;3 ( blight) assombrir [atmosphere, occasion etc].to be living in cloud-cuckoo-land croire au père Noël ; to have one's head in the clouds avoir la tête dans les nuages ; to be on cloud nine ○ être aux anges ; to be/leave under a cloud être/partir en état de disgrâce. -
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blast [blɑ:st]1 noun∎ the house was destroyed by the blast la maison a été soufflée par l'explosion∎ a blast (of wind) un coup de vent, une rafale(c) (sound → of car horn, whistle) coup m strident; (→ of trumpet) sonnerie f; (→ of explosion) détonation f; (→ of rocket) rugissement m;∎ a whistle blast un coup de sifflet;∎ he blew a couple of blasts on his whistle il a donné plusieurs coups de sifflet∎ we had a blast on s'est vraiment marrés;∎ he gets a blast out of teasing her cela l'amuse de la taquiner;∎ it was a blast c'était génial∎ a blast from the past (song) un vieux tube;∎ that's a real blast from the past (fashion, behaviour etc) c'est comme autrefois; (brings back memories) ça me ramène des années en arrière∎ she had the radio on (at) full blast elle faisait marcher la radio à fond;∎ the machine was going at full blast la machine avançait à toute allure;∎ we worked at full blast nous travaillions comme des brutes∎ they blasted a tunnel through the mountain ils ont creusé un tunnel à travers la montagne avec des explosifs(b) (with gun) tirer sur;∎ the thieves blasted their way through the roadblock les voleurs ont forcé le barrage routier en tirant des coups de feu(c) (of radio, television) beugler(e) (criticize) attaquer ou critiquer violemment(radio, television) beugler; (music) retentir;∎ the radio was blasting away la radio marchait à fondfamiliar zut!;∎ blast that car! il y en a marre de cette voiture!;∎ blast her! ce qu'elle peut être embêtante!►► Technology blast furnace haut-fourneau m(rocket) décoller(music) beugler(radio, television) beugler; (music) retentir -
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planning ['plænɪŋ](a) (of project) élaboration f; (of concert, conference) organisation f; (of crime, holiday, trip, surprise, lesson) préparation f; (of campaign) organisation f, préparation f; Economics planification f;∎ the expedition will require careful planning il faudra une organisation minutieuse pour mener à bien cette expédition;∎ the new product is still at the planning stage le nouveau produit n'en est encore qu'au stade de projet(b) (of economy, production) planification f;∎ demographic planning planification f des naissances(c) (of town, city) urbanisme m►► British planning blight = effets négatifs possibles de l'urbanisation;planning permission (UNCOUNT) permis m de construire -
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1 nounpomme f de terre(farming, salad, soup) de pommes de terre►► Entomology potato beetle doryphore m, French Canadian bête f à patates;potato blight mildiou m de la pomme de terre;Entomology potato bug doryphore m;British potato crisp (pomme f) chips f;History the potato famine la disette de la pomme de terre (de 1845 à 1849);potato masher presse-purée m inv;potato peeler (tool) éplucheur m, épluche-légumes m inv, (couteau m) économe m; (machine) éplucheuse f -
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urban ['ɜ:bən]urbain►► urban area zone f urbaine, agglomération f;urban blight dégradation f urbaine;urban centre centre m urbain, agglomération f urbaine;urban decay dégradation f urbaine;British Administration urban district district m urbain;British Administration urban district council conseil m de district urbain;urban guerrilla guérillero m urbain;the urban jungle la jungle de la ville;urban legend or urban myth légende f, faux fait m divers;urban planner urbaniste mf;urban renewal rénovations fpl urbaines;urban sprawl étalement m urbain;∎ the urban sprawl of the London suburbs l'étalement tentaculaire de la banlieue de Londres;urban studies études fpl d'urbanisme;urban unemployment chômage m en zones urbaines
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