disaster

disaster
[dɪˈzɑːstə(r)]
sustantivo
1desastre (m) catástrofe (f)
  • disaster area -> zona (f) catastrófica
  • disaster movie (cine) -> película (f) de catástrofes

disaster [di-sas-tar]
sustantivo
1Desastre, mala estrella.
2Desgracia, aflicción, miseria, desdicha, infortunio, revés (misfortune).
  • Disaster struck -> ocurrió o se produjo una catástrofe
3Catástrofe, desastre (flood, earthquake); siniestro, desastre (crash, sinking).
  • Disaster fund -> fondo para los damnificados
4Desastre (hopeless person). (Coloquial)

disaster [dɪˈzɑːstəʳ]
noun
1 (catastrophe) desastre; (m)
the whole thing was a public relations disaster it wasn't a total disaster the election result was a major disaster for the government
her attempt at the record ended in disaster disaster struck in the final lap of the race ie the car came off the track and broke up, or whatever Disaster struck when their jeep got stuck as they tried to cross a dried-up river in the Atacama region most of the hotel guests were asleep when the disaster struck disaster struck on the last leg of his epic voyage
2 (inept person) desastre; (m)
she's a disaster when it comes to cooking
modifier
disaster area (n) zona catastrófica; (f)
Louisiana was declared a disaster area
he's a walking disaster area (humorous) es un puro desastre
disaster fund (n) fondo de ayuda para casos de desastre; (m)
20 million dollars have been allocated to disaster relief programs the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which oversees disaster relief

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