Translation
disaster
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Word origin
From French désastre or a direct formation from dis- plus astro ('star'), reflecting the old belief that misfortune came from an unlucky alignment of the stars.
- Origin
- French/Italian
- Root
- astrum
- English cognates
- disaster, astral, astronomy
Grammar
Examples
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The party was a real disaster.
maltempo causato naturale.
The bad weather caused a natural disaster.
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Luckily we avoided a worse disaster.
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