desastre

See also: désastre

Catalan

Noun

desastre m (plural desastres)

1. disaster

Related terms

• desastrós

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Middle French

Noun

desastre m (plural desastres)

1. disaster
   • 1609 Thierry Rolins, Parthenie ou histoire de la tres-auguste et tres-devote Eglise de Chartres:

     Le second desastre d'icelle Eglise, advint encores par feu, l'an 973

     The second disaster for the Church was again by fire, in 973

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Middle French desastre, from Italian disastro, from dis- + astro (“star”), from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.ˈzas.tɾe/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.ˈzaʃ.tɾɨ/
• Hyphenation: de‧sas‧tre

Noun

desastre m (plural desastres)

1. disaster (unforeseen event causing great loss, etc.)

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:desastre.

Synonyms

• catástrofe, desgraça, acidente, cataclismo, tragédia

Related terms

• desastrado
• desastroso

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Spanish

Noun

desastre m (plural desastres)

1. disaster

Synonyms

• catástrofe

Related terms

• desastroso