disaster

disaster
noun
(a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc: The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.) desastre
- disastrously
disaster n desastre
disaster
tr[dɪ'zɑːstəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (flood, earthquake) desastre nombre masculino, catástrofe nombre femenino; (crash, sinking, fire) desastre nombre masculino, siniestro
■ the worst air disaster since 1990 el peor desastre aéreo desde 1990
■ it was then that disaster struck fue entonces cuando se produjo la catástrofe
2 familiar (failure) desastre nombre masculino
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be a recipe for disaster buscarse problemas
to spell disaster for somebody/something resultar desastroso,-a para alguien/algo
disaster area (site of disaster) zona siniestrada 2 (mess) desastre nombre masculino
disaster fund fondo para los damnificados
disaster [dɪ'zæstər] n
: desastre m, catástrofe f
disaster
n.
• desastre s.m.
• siniestro s.m.
dɪ'zæstər, dɪ'zɑːstə(r)
noun
1) c (flood, earthquake) catástrofe f, desastre m; (crash, sinking) siniestro m, desastre m; (before n)

disaster fund — fondo m para los damnificados

2) c
a) (fiasco) desastre m
b) (hopeless person) (colloq) desastre m (fam)
3) u (misfortune)

disaster struck — ocurrió or se produjo una catástrofe

[dɪ'zɑːstǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (=catastrophe) desastre m ; court 2., 2), strike 2., 2)
2) (=inept person) desastre m
2.
CPD

disaster area N — zona f catastrófica

he's a walking disaster area — hum es un puro desastre

disaster fund N — fondo m de ayuda para casos de desastre

disaster movie N — película f de catástrofes

disaster relief N — (=aid) ayuda f a las víctimas de una catástrofe

disaster victim N — víctima f de una catástrofe

disaster zone N — zona f catastrófica

* * *
[dɪ'zæstər, dɪ'zɑːstə(r)]
noun
1) c (flood, earthquake) catástrofe f, desastre m; (crash, sinking) siniestro m, desastre m; (before n)

disaster fund — fondo m para los damnificados

2) c
a) (fiasco) desastre m
b) (hopeless person) (colloq) desastre m (fam)
3) u (misfortune)

disaster struck — ocurrió or se produjo una catástrofe


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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