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el desastre

/deˈsastɾe/ noun · masculine B1
  1. disaster, catastrophe, calamity · El terremoto no fue un revés menor; fue un desastre. The earthquake wasn't a minor setback; it was a calamity.· Sería un desastre si el siguiente genocidio en un país del tercer mundo no es recibido con una respuesta y un plan de acción internacionales. It would be a catastrophe if the next genocide in a third world country is not met with an international response and plan of action.
  2. disaster, a debacle, a bust · Toda la operación fue un completo desastre. Nunca deberíamos haber desperdiciado tanto tiempo, esfuerzo y recursos en una misión inútil. The whole operation was a complete disaster. We never should have wasted so much time, effort and resources on a fool's errand.
  3. mess, shambles, wreckage (figuratively) · Siento que mi casa esté hecha un desastre ahora mismo. I'm sorry that my place is such a mess right now.· ¡Qué desastre! What a mess!
  4. something messed up (colloquial, figuratively) · Lo que él le hizo a esa pobre mujer es un desastre. What he did to that poor woman is messed up.
  5. a hot mess, train wreck (colloquial, figuratively)

Plural desastres

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