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masculine

/de.zastʁ/

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Translation

disaster, catastrophe

Word origin

From Italian disastro, from dis ('ill') and astro ('star'). The idea is an event brought about by an unfavourable star.

Origin: Italian
Root: disastro
English cognates: disaster, astronomy

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluraldésastres

Examples

The evening was a complete disaster.

This disaster could have been avoided.

Natural disasters cost millions.

He has been talking about a disaster since this morning.

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What a disaster! Everything is broken.

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This word is part of lesson 53.