bane

pesadilla, azote, maldición

Algo o alguien que provoca graves problemas, infelicidad o fracaso.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: the bane of someone’s existence/life (Mosquitoes are the bane of my existence in summer.)

Sinónimos: curse, scourge, menace

Antónimos: blessing, boon

Expresiones frecuentes: the bane of, bane of existence, bane of someone

ruina, desgracia, daño

Gran sufrimiento, daño o destrucción total.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: ruin, misery, harm, doom

Antónimos: well-being

Expresiones frecuentes: bring bane, bane and sorrow, woe and bane