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1 disastrous
[dɪ'zɑːstrəs] [AE -zæs-]aggettivo disastroso, catastrofico* * *adjective disastroso* * *disastrous /dɪˈzɑ:strəs/a.disastroso: a disastrous situation, una situazione disastrosa; They tried to do the work themselves, with disastrous results, hanno provato a fare il lavoro da soli, con risultati disastrosi; Their marriage had been disastrous, il loro matrimonio era stato disastrosodisastrously avv.* * *[dɪ'zɑːstrəs] [AE -zæs-]aggettivo disastroso, catastrofico -
2 disastrous dis·as·trous adj
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3 downhill
[ˌdaʊn'hɪl] 1.aggettivo [path, road] in discesa, in pendio, in pendenza2.to go downhill — [ path] essere in discesa; [person, vehicle] andare in discesa; fig. [ person] (in social status etc.) essere in declino; (in health) andare peggiorando
from now on it's downhill all the way — fig. (easy) d'ora in poi è tutta discesa; (disastrous) da adesso inizia il declino
* * *1) (down a slope: The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.) in discesa2) (towards a worse and worse state: We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months.) in declino* * *downhill /daʊnˈhɪl/ /ˈdaʊnhɪl/A a. e avv.in discesa ( anche fig.); in pendenza: a downhill road, una strada in discesa; The difficult part of the work is over; it's all downhill from now on, il difficile del lavoro è fatto; d'ora in poi è tutto in discesa; It's downhill all the way, è un gioco da ragazzi; to go downhill, ( ciclismo, ecc.) andare in discesa; (fig.) peggiorare; essere in declinoB n.1 (antiq.) declivio; discesa● ( sci) downhill racer, discesista □ ( sci) downhill racing, discesa libera □ downhill skier, discesista □ downhill skiing, discesa libera ( la specialità) □ downhill skis, sci da discesa.* * *[ˌdaʊn'hɪl] 1.aggettivo [path, road] in discesa, in pendio, in pendenza2.to go downhill — [ path] essere in discesa; [person, vehicle] andare in discesa; fig. [ person] (in social status etc.) essere in declino; (in health) andare peggiorando
from now on it's downhill all the way — fig. (easy) d'ora in poi è tutta discesa; (disastrous) da adesso inizia il declino
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4 disastrously
[dɪ'zɑːstrəslɪ] [AE -zæs-]* * *adverb disastrosamente* * *disastrously* * *[dɪ'zɑːstrəslɪ] [AE -zæs-] -
5 downfall
['daʊnfɔːl]nome caduta f., crollo m.* * *noun (a disastrous fall, especially a final failure or ruin: the downfall of our hopes.) caduta, rovina* * *downfall /ˈdaʊnfɔ:l/n.1 [u] caduta; rovina: to bring about (o to lead to) sb. 's downfall, portare q. alla rovina; (polit.) the downfall of the government, la caduta del governo; the downfall of my hopes, il crollo delle mie speranze; Drink [Ambition] was his downfall, l'alcol [l'ambizione] è stata la sua rovina2 ( USA) precipitazione (atmosferica): heavy downfalls, forti precipitazioni; a downfall of snow, una grande nevicata.* * *['daʊnfɔːl]nome caduta f., crollo m. -
6 ecology
[ɪ'kɒlədʒɪ] 1.nome ecologia f.2.modificatore pol. [movement, issue] ecologista* * *[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.) ecologia- ecological
- ecologically* * *ecology /ɪˈkɒlədʒɪ/n. [u]ecologia: human ecology, ecologia umanaecological, ecologica.● ecological footprint, impronta ecologicaecologicallyavv.ecologistn.ecologo; ecologista.* * *[ɪ'kɒlədʒɪ] 1.nome ecologia f.2.modificatore pol. [movement, issue] ecologista -
7 fatal
['feɪtl]to be fatal to sb., sth. — essere fatale a qcn., qcs.
* * *['feitl]1) (causing death: a fatal accident.) fatale2) (disastrous: She made the fatal mistake of not inviting him to the party.) fatale•- fatally- fatality* * *fatal /ˈfeɪtl/a.2 funesto; fatale; disastroso; catastrofico; rovinoso: a fatal mistake, un errore fatale; A delay could be fatal at this stage, un ritardo a questo punto potrebbe essere fatale3 (fam.) micidiale; rovinoso● (mitol.) the Fatal Sisters, le Parchefatallyavv.2 fatalmente; inevitabilmente.NOTA D'USO: - fatal, fateful o mortal?-* * *['feɪtl]to be fatal to sb., sth. — essere fatale a qcn., qcs.
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8 disaster
[dɪ'zɑːstə(r)] [AE -zæs-]nome calamità f., catastrofe f.; (long-term) disastro m.air, environmental disaster — disastro aereo, ecologico
* * *(a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc: The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.) disastro- disastrously* * *[dɪ'zɑːstə(r)] [AE -zæs-]nome calamità f., catastrofe f.; (long-term) disastro m.air, environmental disaster — disastro aereo, ecologico
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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
disastrous — [di zas′trəs, di zäs′trəs, ] also [dis as′trəs, dis äs′trəs] adj. [Fr désastreux] of the nature of a disaster; causing great harm, damage, etc.; calamitous disastrously adv … English World dictionary
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
disastrous — [[t]dɪzɑ͟ːstrəs, zæ̱s [/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A disastrous event has extremely bad consequences and effects. ...the recent, disastrous earthquake... The effect on coffee prices has been disastrous for the producers. Syn: terrible Derived words:… … English dictionary
disastrous — di|sas|trous [dıˈza:strəs US dıˈzæ ] adj very bad, or ending in failure ▪ a disastrous first marriage disastrous effects/consequences/results ▪ Climate change could have disastrous effects on Earth. ▪ The move proved disastrous (=was disastrous)… … Dictionary of contemporary English