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1 disastrous
adjective katastrofal, svært ulykkeligkatastrofal--------ulykksaligadj. \/dɪˈzɑːstrəs\/1) ulykksalig, katastrofal2) som bringer ulykke, skjebnesvanger, skjebnetung -
2 disaster
(a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc: The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.) katastrofe, stor ulykke- disastrouslykatastrofe--------tragediesubst. \/dɪˈzɑːstə\/1) ulykke2) katastrofe -
3 downfall
noun (a disastrous fall, especially a final failure or ruin: the downfall of our hopes.) fall, ruin, undergangsubst. \/ˈdaʊnfɔːl\/1) kraftig regnbyge, styrtregn, kraftig snøfall2) fall, undergang, ulykke -
4 ecology
i'kolə‹i((the study of) living things considered in relation to their environment: Pollution has a disastrous effect on the ecology of a region.) økologi- ecological
- ecologicallyøkologisubst. \/iːˈkɒlədʒɪ\/, \/eˈkɒlədʒɪ\/økologi -
5 fatal
'feitl1) (causing death: a fatal accident.) dødelig2) (disastrous: She made the fatal mistake of not inviting him to the party.) skjebnesvanger, ødeleggende•- fatally- fatalityskjebnesvangeradj. \/ˈfeɪtl\/1) dødelig, dødbringende, med dødelig utgang, livsfarlig, livstruende, fatal2) ulykkesbringende, skjebnesvanger, ødeleggende, ulykkelig, fatal3) skjebne-, uunngåelig4) ( gammeldags) profetiskfatal accident dødsulykkefatal to skjebnesvanger for, ødeleggende forthe fatal shears ( poetisk) dødens saksthe fatal sisters ( mytologi) skjebnegudinnene, nornenethe fatal thread livstråden -
6 hop
I 1. hop past tense, past participle - hopped; verb1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) hinke2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) hoppe3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) hoppe (over/opp/ut av)4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) stige på/ut av2. noun1) (a short jump on one leg.) hink2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) hopp, sprang•- catch someone on the hop
- catch on the hop
- keep someone on the hop
- keep on the hop II hop noun(a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) humlehoppe--------humleIsubst. \/hɒp\/1) hopp, sprang2) hink3) flygning, flight, flystrekning4) snartur, svipptur5) ( hverdagslig) dans, dansefest6) (amer., hverdagslig) tull, pisspreik• Frank's dad is full of hops, I never know what he's talking aboutfaren til Frank prater bare tull, jeg skjønner aldri hva han snakker om7) etappebe on the hop være i farten, være travelt opptatt medcatch somebody on the hop ta noen på sengen ta noen på fersk gjerninghop, skip, and jump eller hop, step, and jump (sport, gammeldags) trestegkeep somebody on the hop holde noen sysselsattIIsubst. \/hɒp\/1) ( plantearten Humulus lupulus) humle2) forklaring: tørkede blomster av humle brukt til brygging eller medisin3) (amer., gammeldags, slang) knark, opium, narkotikaIIIverb \/hɒp\/1) hoppe, sprette2) hinke3) ( overført) hoppe, kaste seg i det4) ( hverdagslig) ta en snartur, ta en svipptur5) hoppe over6) ( hverdagslig) stikke, pile, kippe, løpe7) (hverdagslig, om fly) ta av, lette8) (amer.) sprette, la sprettehop a ditch ( hverdagslig) fly overhop into ( om kjøretøy) hoppe inn ihop it (britisk, hverdagslig) stikke, forsvinnehop on hoppe påhop the Atlantic fly over Atlanterenhop to it (amer., hverdagslig) få opp fartenIVverb \/hɒp\/1) tilsette humle2) høste humle, plukke humle
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Disastrous — Dis*as trous, a. [Cf. F. d[ e]sastreux. See {Disaster}.] 1. Full of unpropitious stellar influences; unpropitious; ill boding. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The moon In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Attended with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disastrous — I adjective all destroying, annihilative, appalling, bad, baneful, blighting, calamitosus, calamitous, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, catastrophic, crushing, damaging, deadly, deleterious, demolishing, desolating, destroying, destructive, detrimental … Law dictionary
disastrous — 1580s, ill starred, from Fr. désastreux (16c.), from désastre (see DISASTER (Cf. disaster)) or from It. desastroso. Meaning calamitous is from c.1600. Related: Disastrously … Etymology dictionary
disastrous — *unlucky, ill starred, ill fated, unfortunate, calamitous, luckless, hapless Analogous words: malign, *sinister, baleful: unpropitious, inauspicious, *ominous, portentous, fateful … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disastrous — should be pronounced as three syllables (di zah strǝs), not as four (di zah stǝ rǝs) … Modern English usage
disastrous — [adj] detrimental, devastating adverse, calamitous, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, catastrophic, destructive, dire, dreadful, fatal, fateful, hapless, harmful, ill fated, ill starred, luckless, ruinous, terrible, tragic, unfavorable, unfortunate,… … New thesaurus
disastrous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) causing great damage. 2) informal highly unsuccessful. DERIVATIVES disastrously adverb … English terms dictionary
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disastrous — adj. 1) disastrous to 2) disastrous to + inf. (it would be disastrous to wait) * * * [dɪ zɑːstrəs] disastrous to disastrous to + inf. (it would be disastrous to wait) … Combinatory dictionary
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