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2 flood
12 nAUTO ahogado mCINEMAT luz de inundación fHYDROL crecida f, inundación f, torrente mMECH ahogado mPRINT exceso de tinta mVEH ahogado mWATER, WATER TRANSP inundación f, marea entrante f3 vtAUTO ahogarHYDROL anegarVEH ahogarWATER TRANSP tanks anegar, inundar4 viWATER TRANSP tide entrar, subir -
3 disaster
(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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4 devastating
adjective (overwhelming: a devastating flood; The news was devastating.) devastador, abrumadortr['devəsteɪtɪŋ]1 (destructive) devastador,-ra, asolador,-ra, desastroso,-a; (causing severe shock) espeluznante■ this could have devastating effects on the economy esto podría tener efectos desastrosos para la economía2 (criticism, argument) demoledor,-ra, apabullante, aplastante; (wit) tremendo,-a■ she looked devasting! ¡estaba guapísima!adj.• arrollador adj.'devəsteɪtɪŋa) <punch/shock> devastadorb) <accuracy/logic> abrumador, apabullante; <reply/defeat> demoledor, aplastante; < beauty> irresistible['devǝsteɪtɪŋ]ADJ1) (=destructive) [flood, storm, consequence] devastador; [attack] demoledornuclear war would be devastating for Europe — una guerra nuclear tendría un efecto devastador sobre Europa
2) (=crushing) [blow, loss] tremendo; [argument, opposition, logic, defeat] aplastante; [news] terrible; [criticism, report] demoledor; [wit] apabullantethe news is devastating — la noticia es un golpe tremendo or durísimo
3) (=stunning) [beauty, woman, charm] irresistible* * *['devəsteɪtɪŋ]a) <punch/shock> devastadorb) <accuracy/logic> abrumador, apabullante; <reply/defeat> demoledor, aplastante; < beauty> irresistible -
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