Practice FrenchC1noun
le fléau
scourge, blight on society
A masculine noun — le in the singular, les in the plural.
« Le harcèlement en ligne est devenu un véritable fléau pour les adolescents. »
“Online harassment has become a real scourge for teenagers.”
In other languages
- Spanish azote, lacra social
- Portuguese flagelo, praga social
- Arabic آفة اجتماعية، بلاء
- German Plage, Geißel der Gesellschaft
- Italian flagello, piaga sociale
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