potato blight in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for potato blight in the English»French Dictionary

potato blight N

potato blight

mildiou m (de la pomme de terre)

Translations for potato blight in the English»French Dictionary

I.blight [Brit blʌɪt, Am blaɪt] N

1. blight BOT (of cereals, roses):

blight

rouille f

2. blight (on society):

blight fig

plaie f (on de)

inner city blight

délabrement m urbain

to cast a blight on sth

gâcher qc

II.blight [Brit blʌɪt, Am blaɪt] VB trans

blight crop

attaquer

blight fig marriage

briser

blight childhood

gâcher

blight chances

compromettre

blight hopes

faire s'envoler

potato <pl potatoes> [Brit pəˈteɪtəʊ, Am pəˈteɪdoʊ] N

potato BOT, FOOD

pomme f de terre

a little more potato?

encore un peu de pommes de terre?

potato blight in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for potato blight in the English»French Dictionary

I.blight [blaɪt] VB trans

1. blight:

blight

gâcher

2. blight fig:

to blight sb's chances/hopes

ruiner les chances/les espérances de qn

II.blight [blaɪt] N no pl BOT

blight

rouille f

to cast a blight on sth fig

gâcher qc

potato <-es> [pəˈteɪtəʊ, Am -t̬oʊ] N

potato

pomme f de terre

mashed potatoes

purée f (de pommes de terre)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Potato blight never spreads because the soil is clean and free of spores each spring.

en.wikipedia.org

When potato blight struck in 1847-48, the hardships were too much for many who felt the need to find greener pastures elsewhere.

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