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blight

UK
/blaɪt/
US
/blaɪt/

Traduzioni

blightnoun
blights
pl
mildiouEn agriculture, maladie des plantes causée par des champignons ou apparentée.
The farmer was devastated to find that a blight had spread through his entire crop of tomatoes.
L'agriculteur a été dévasté de découvrir qu'un mildiou s'était propagé dans toute sa récolte de tomates.
dégradation urbaineAu sens urbain, état de délabrement ou de dévalorisation d'une zone.
The city council is working on a plan to address the urban blight affecting the downtown area.
Le conseil municipal travaille sur un plan pour lutter contre la dégradation urbaine qui touche le centre-ville.
fléauAu sens figuré, chose qui abîme, détériore ou compromet quelque chose.
The abandoned factory was considered a blight on the otherwise beautiful landscape of the town.
L'usine abandonnée était considérée comme un fléau pour le paysage par ailleurs magnifique de la ville.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
friche urbainePlus concret pour une zone urbaine laissée à l'abandon ou en déshérence.
Sinonimi
decay
destruction
curse
plague
affliction
scourge
ruin
disease
blightverb
blighted
Past Simple
blighted
Past Participle
blighting
Gerund
UK
/blaɪt/
US
/blaɪt/
flétrirPour une plante qui se fane, dépérit ou est atteinte par la maladie.
The tulip bulbs blighted before they had a chance to bloom.
Les bulbes de tulipes ont flétri avant d'avoir eu la chance de fleurir.
ravagerPour une action qui détruit ou abîme gravement des cultures ou des biens.
The harsh winter blighted the crops, leaving the farmers with little to harvest.
Le rude hiver a ravagé les cultures, laissant aux agriculteurs peu de choses à récolter.
Sinonimi
waste
ruin
destroy
damage
afflict
blightadjective
Used attributively (e.g., "blight control") so treated as adjective per guidelines.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
cryptogamiqueEmploi technique, surtout en agriculture, pour ce qui est lié à une maladie des plantes.
Sinonimi
infected
damaged
marred
devastated
deteriorated
derelict
withered
decrepit
diseased
decayed
ruined
blighted

Definizioni

blightnoun
A plant disease, typically one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts, that results in withering and death of parts of the plant.
The farmer was devastated to find that a blight had spread through his entire crop of tomatoes.
A thing that spoils or damages something.
The abandoned factory was considered a blight on the otherwise beautiful landscape of the town.
An ugly, neglected, or rundown condition of an urban area.
The city council is working on a plan to address the urban blight affecting the downtown area.
blightverb
To cause to wither or decay; to destroy or ruin.
The harsh winter blighted the crops, leaving the farmers with little to harvest.
To suffer or be affected by blight; to become blighted.
The tulip bulbs blighted before they had a chance to bloom.
blightadjective
Relating to, caused by, or affected with blight; used attributively to modify another noun.
Farmers are testing new blight control methods to protect their crops.
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