hecatombe

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hecatombe
feminine noun
1disaster (desastre); massacre (partido, examen)
  • la inundación causó una hecatombe -> the flood caused great loss of life

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hecatombe [ay-cah-tom’-bay]
noun
1Hecatomb. (f)
2Massacre, slaughter. (f)

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hecatombe
sustantivo:femenino
1 (catástrofe) disaster
¡aquello fue la hecatombe! what a disaster that was!
2 (carnicería) slaughter; butchery
3 (Hist) hecatomb

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