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adjective desastrosotr[dɪ'zɑːstrəs]1 desastroso,-a, catastrófico,-adisastrous [dɪ'zæstrəs] adj: desastrosoadj.• catastrófico, -a adj.• desastroso, -a adj.• ruinoso, -a adj.• siniestro, -a adj.dɪ'zæstrəs, dɪ'zɑːstrəsadjective desastroso, catastrófico[dɪ'zɑːstrǝs]ADJ1) (=catastrophic) [decision, reforms] desastroso, catastrófico; [earthquake, flood] catastróficothat would be disastrous! — ¡eso sería una catástrofe!
with disastrous consequences — con consecuencias desastrosas or nefastas
2) * (=unsuccessful) [marriage, cake, novel] desastrosohis first movie was disastrous — su primera película fue desastrosa or un desastre
* * *[dɪ'zæstrəs, dɪ'zɑːstrəs]adjective desastroso, catastrófico -
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(a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc: The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.) desastre- disastrously
disaster n desastretr[dɪ'zɑːstəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (flood, earthquake) desastre nombre masculino, catástrofe nombre femenino; (crash, sinking, fire) desastre nombre masculino, siniestro\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a recipe for disaster buscarse problemasto spell disaster for somebody/something resultar desastroso,-a para alguien/algodisaster fund fondo para los damnificadosdisaster [dɪ'zæstər] n: desastre m, catástrofe fn.• desastre s.m.• siniestro s.m.dɪ'zæstər, dɪ'zɑːstə(r)1) c (flood, earthquake) catástrofe f, desastre m; (crash, sinking) siniestro m, desastre m; (before n)disaster fund — fondo m para los damnificados
2) ca) ( fiasco) desastre mb) ( hopeless person) (colloq) desastre m (fam)3) u ( misfortune)[dɪ'zɑːstǝ(r)]disaster struck — ocurrió or se produjo una catástrofe
1. N2) (=inept person) desastre m2.CPDdisaster area N — zona f catastrófica
he's a walking disaster area — hum es un puro desastre
disaster fund N — fondo m de ayuda para casos de desastre
disaster movie N — película f de catástrofes
disaster relief N — (=aid) ayuda f a las víctimas de una catástrofe
disaster victim N — víctima f de una catástrofe
disaster zone N — zona f catastrófica
* * *[dɪ'zæstər, dɪ'zɑːstə(r)]1) c (flood, earthquake) catástrofe f, desastre m; (crash, sinking) siniestro m, desastre m; (before n)disaster fund — fondo m para los damnificados
2) ca) ( fiasco) desastre mb) ( hopeless person) (colloq) desastre m (fam)3) u ( misfortune)disaster struck — ocurrió or se produjo una catástrofe
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