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1 verheerend
I Part. Präs. verheerenII Adj. fig. disastrous; (scheußlich) dreadful; stärker: horrific; sich verheerend (auf etw.) auswirken have a devastating effect (on s.th.); einen verheerenden Eindruck hinterlassen leave a terrible impression* * *disastrous; devastating* * *ver|hee|rend1. adj1) Sturm, Folgen, Niederlage, Katastrophe devastating, disastrous; Anblick ghastly2) (inf = schrecklich) frightful, fearful, ghastly (all inf)2. advinf = schrecklich) frightfully (inf)* * *1) (overwhelming: a devastating flood; The news was devastating.) devastating2) disastrous3) disastrously* * *ver·hee·rendI. adj devastatingein \verheerendes Erdbeben a devastating earthquakeII. adv devastatingly\verheerend aussehen (fam) to look dreadful* * *1) devastating; disastrous* * *sich verheerend (auf etwas) auswirken have a devastating effect (on sth);einen verheerenden Eindruck hinter leave a terrible impression* * *1) devastating; disastrous* * *adj.devastating adj.wasteful adj. adv.devastatingly adv. -
2 katastrophal
II Adv. disastrously; stärker: catastrophically; katastrophal enden end in disaster; das Jahr verlief für die Firma katastrophal it was a disastrous year for the company; sich katastrophal auswirken have a disastrous effect ( oder disastrous consequences); katastrophal aussehen look appalling* * *disastrous; catastrophic; calamitous; cataclysmic; catastophic* * *ka|ta|stro|phal [katastro'faːl]1. adjdisastrous; Auswirkungen etc auch catastrophic; (= haarsträubend schlecht auch) atrociousder Mangel an Brot ist katastrophál geworden — the bread shortage has become catastrophic
2. advsich katastrophál auswirken — to have catastrophic effects
katastrophál geschwächt — disastrously weakened
jds Gesundheit katastrophál beeinträchtigen — to ruin sb's health
das Zimmer sieht ja katastrophál aus — the room looks absolutely disastrous
* * *1) cataclysmic2) catastrophic* * *ka·ta·stro·phal[katastroˈfa:l]1. (verheerend) catastrophic, devastating1. (verheerend) catastrophically, devastatingly2. (furchtbar) awfully, dreadfully* * *1. 2.sich katastrophal auswirken — have a disastrous/catastrophic effect
katastrophal enden — end in disaster/catastrophe
* * *katastrophal enden end in disaster;das Jahr verlief für die Firma katastrophal it was a disastrous year for the company;sich katastrophal auswirken have a disastrous effect ( oder disastrous consequences);katastrophal aussehen look appalling* * *1. 2.sich katastrophal auswirken — have a disastrous/catastrophic effect
katastrophal enden — end in disaster/catastrophe
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3 katastrophal
1) ( verheerend) catastrophic, devastating1) ( verheerend) catastrophically, devastatingly2) ( furchtbar) awfully, dreadfully -
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