bane

bane(
beyn
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la ruina
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Greed is the bane of many great men.La codicia es la ruina de muchos grandes hombres.
b. la pesadilla
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The gun lobby is a bane to peace activists in the US.El lobby de las armas es una pesadilla para los pacifistas en EEUU.
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Drink was the very bane of his existence.La bebida fue su perdición.
Morning traffic is the bane of my existence.El tráfico de la mañana es mi cruz.
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