disaster
An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing…An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
» That was a disaster.
Das war ein Disaster.
Это была катастрофа.
Це була катастрофа.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
People would suffer disasters when society's morality degenerates.
Desaster, Unglück, Katastrophe
бе́дствиеbédstvije, катастро́фаkatastrófa, несча́стьеnesčástʹje
катастро́фаkatastrófa, ли́хоlýxo, неща́стяneščástja
(countable, uncountable)An unfortunate or unpleasant occurrence, especially one resulting from an accident or something going wrong.
(countable, uncountable)An wholly unsatisfactory result caused by something going wrong or being done poorly; a flop or failure.
the cake was a disaster.
(countable, uncountable)A skateboard trick involving a 180-degree ollie, landing on the center of the board with the front trucks facing towards the ramp and the back trucks over the lip. The skater then leans forwards to return in the ramp.
- an act that has disastrous consequences
- a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
- an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
Examples
326 sentencesThat was a disaster.
Це була катастрофа. — deniko
ruЭто была катастрофа. — odexed
deDas war ein Disaster. — mramosch
Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters.
Землетруси та потопи — стихійні лиха. — deniko
ruЗемлетрясения и наводнения - это стихийные бедствия. — sharptoothed
deErdbeben und Hochwasser sind Naturkatastrophen. — xtofu80
This is a disaster.
Це катастрофа. — miketheknight
ruЭто катастрофа. — Wezzel
deDas ist eine Katastrophe. — Adelpa
My life is a disaster.
Моє життя — це катастрофа. — deniko
ruМоя жизнь — это катастрофа. — odexed
It was a complete disaster.
Це була повна катастрофа. — deniko
ruЭто была полная катастрофа. — marafon
deEs war eine totale Katastrophe. — raggione
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French desastre, from Italian disastro, from dis- + astro (“star”), from LatinFrom Middle French desastre, from Italian disastro, from dis- + astro (“star”), from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.
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Forms
plural: disastersSynonyms
10 synonyms- a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune:catastrophe
- an event resulting in great loss and misfortune:calamitycatastrophetragedycataclysm
Word family
29 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable