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Beaucoup de Parisiens admiraient sa beauté et l'ambition derrière elle, mais d'autres la critiquaient en soutenant que la tour défigurait le visage de Paris.
Many Parisians admired its beauty and the ambition behind it, but others were critical and contended that the tower marred the face of Paris.
Ce service a désormais été supprimé, car il paraît que le bus défigurait l'environnement.
This service has now been withdrawn because we are told that the bus spoils the surroundings.
Du temps de l'approche de la planification générale décrite plus haut, les établissements informels n'étaient pas reconnus et étaient considérés comme une lèpre urbaine qui défigurait le paysage de la ville moderne.
With the predominance of the master planning approach described earlier, informal settlements were not recognized and were regarded as a blight on the landscape of the modern city.
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