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desastre

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nouncolloquialmasculine
  1. disaster, catastrophe, calamity
  2. disaster, a debacle, a bust
  3. mess, shambles, wreckage
  4. something messed up
  5. a hot mess, train wreck

Forms

noun

singulardesastre
pluraldesastres

Used in the library

  • «Fue un desastre de pastel, pero una historia muy romántica», cuenta Carmen."It was a disaster of a cake, but a very romantic story," Carmen says.A2La boda de Carmen — Carmen's wedding (A2)
  • Un coche caído en el río y un tren parado: el temporal es un desastre.A car fallen into the river and a train at a standstill: the storm is a disaster.A2Otra vez, por favor (6) — Once more, please (6) (A2)
  • «Qué desastre», dice Lucía riendo, «pero es encantador, y tiene un jardín en el patio.»"What a mess," says Lucía, laughing, "but it's charming, and it has a garden in the courtyard."A2Lucía en Berlín — Lucía in Berlin (A2)
  • Las expectativas eran altas, pero el concierto fue un desastre.Expectations were high, but the concert was a disaster.B2Otra vez, por favor (3) — Once more, please (3) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • catástrofecatastrophe, disaster

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