river blindness in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for river blindness in the English»French Dictionary

river blindness N MED

river blindness

cécité f des rivières

river blindness

onchocercose f spec

Translations for river blindness in the English»French Dictionary

blindness [Brit ˈblʌɪndnəs, Am ˈblaɪndnəs] N

1. blindness MED:

blindness lit

cécité f

2. blindness fig:

blindness

aveuglement m

river [Brit ˈrɪvə, Am ˈrɪvər] N

1. river:

river (flowing into sea)

fleuve m

river (tributary)

rivière f

up river/down river

en amont/en aval

2. river (of lava, mud, oil):

river fig

fleuve m

rivers of blood

des fleuves de sang

to sell sb down the river

trahir qn

to send sb up the river Am

envoyer qn au pénitentiaire

river blindness in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for river blindness in the English»French Dictionary

blindness N

1. blindness MED:

blindness

cécité f

2. blindness fig:

blindness

aveuglement m

I.river [ˈrɪvəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. river:

river (water)

rivière f

river (to the sea)

fleuve m

the river Mersey

le Mersey

2. river (quantity):

river

flot m

Phrases:

down river

en aval

up river

en amont

II.river [ˈrɪvəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ

river

fluvial(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The weeds provide the necessary habitat for black-fly, mosquitoes and snails, which are the vectors of water-borne illnesses such as bilharzia, river blindness and malaria.

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Though not as common, other regularly treated diseases include dracunculiasis, dysentery, river blindness or onchocerciasis, several kinds of pneumonia, dehydration, venereal diseases, and poliomyelitis.

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