bane

flagello, rovina

Qualcosa o qualcuno che causa gravi problemi, infelicità o fallimento.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: curse, scourge, menace

Contrari: blessing, boon

Espressioni comuni: the bane of, bane of existence, bane of someone

rovina, sventura, danno

Grande sofferenza, danno o distruzione completa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: ruin, misery, harm, doom

Contrari: well-being

Espressioni comuni: bring bane, bane and sorrow, woe and bane