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desastre — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • catastrophe noun A sudden, large-scale disaster with severe consequences.
  • disaster noun A sudden event, natural or man-made, that causes serious damage, loss of life, or destruction.
  • tragedy noun A serious play or story in which the main character comes to ruin, often through a personal flaw or fate.

Senses

desastre is used for these senses in English:

  • catastrophe Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
  • tragedy A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.

disaster — full definition

  1. noun A sudden event, natural or man-made, that causes serious damage, loss of life, or destruction.
  2. noun An event or situation that turns out very badly.

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