Sprekka Read your way into a language
Immersion0.0 / 20 h

Morphology by UDPipe, Charles University.

French › Dictionary

désastre

B1#3,060

Hear it

nounmasculine
  1. disaster
  2. bankruptcy, breakup

Used in the library

  • Ils ne voulurent pas m'entendre et m'accablèrent de malédiction, disant que je leur avais attiré tous ces désastres.They would not hear me and cursed me, saying that I had drawn them all these disasters.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
  • Leurs désastres provenaient de leur indiscipline et de leur trop grande présomption.Their disasters were due to their indiscipline and their excessive presumption.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I
  • Bien qu'on eût murmuré contre lui, lors des désastres de la nation, le chef huron vu sa bravoure et sa qualité de grand chef, jouissait encore d'une grande considération parmi les siens.Even though he had been murmured against him during the nation's calamities, the Huron leader, given his bravery and great leadership, still enjoyed great consideration among his people.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
  • Après d'aussi grands désastres, les débris de la nation, saisis d'une terreur panique, abandonnèrent leur pays.After such great disasters, the wrecks of the nation, seized with panic, left their country.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I

Read French with every word explained