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debacle
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debacle(
dih
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ba
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kuhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el desastre (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The minister resigned because of his role in the referendum debacle.El ministro dimitió por causa de su papel en el desastre del referéndum.
b. la debacle (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If these regulations had been in place a few years ago, we might have been spared the foot and mouth debacle.Si hubiéramos tenido estos reglamentos hace unos años, quizás hubiéramos evitado la debacle de la fiebre aftosa.
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