disaster

disaster
noun
1) Katastrophe, die

air disaster — Flugzeugunglück, das

a railway/mining disaster — ein Eisenbahn-/Grubenunglück

end in disaster — in einer Katastrophe enden

2) (complete failure) Fiasko, das; Katastrophe, die
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noun
(a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc: The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.) die Katastrophe
- academic.ru/20787/disastrous">disastrous
- disastrously
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dis·as·ter
[dɪˈzɑ:stəʳ, AM -ˈzæstɚ]
n
1. (misfortune) Katastrophe f, Unglück nt, Desaster nt
air \disaster Flugzeugunglück nt, Flugzeugkatastrophe f
rail \disaster Eisenbahnunglück nt, Zugunglück nt
environmental \disaster Umweltkatastrophe f
natural/global \disaster Naturkatastrophe f/globale Katastrophe
2. no pl
everything was going smoothly until \disaster struck alles lief reibungslos, bis die Katastrophe ihren Lauf nahm
to avert \disaster eine Katastrophe abwenden
to spell \disaster for sth eine Katastrophe für etw akk bedeuten
3. (fam: failure) Katastrophe f
the evening was a complete \disaster der Abend war der totale Reinfall
as a teacher, he was a \disaster als Lehrer war er absolut unfähig
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[dɪ'zAːstə(r)]
n
Katastrophe f; (AVIAT, MIN, RAIL) Unglück nt, Katastrophe f; (= fiasco) Fiasko nt, Desaster nt

doomed to disaster — zum Untergang verdammt or verurteilt

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disaster [dıˈzɑːstə; US dızˈæstər]
A s
1. Unglück n (to für), Unheil n, Verderben n:
bring down disaster on Unglück bringen über (akk)
2. Unglück n, Katastrophe f
3. Desaster n, Fiasko n:
end in disaster in einem Desaster enden
B adj Katastrophen…:
disaster film;
disaster area Katastrophen-, Notstandsgebiet n;
his private life is a disaster area sein Privatleben ist eine einzige Katastrophe;
disaster control Katastrophenbekämpfung f;
disaster unit (Katastrophen)Einsatzgruppe f
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noun
1) Katastrophe, die

air disaster — Flugzeugunglück, das

a railway/mining disaster — ein Eisenbahn-/Grubenunglück

end in disaster — in einer Katastrophe enden

2) (complete failure) Fiasko, das; Katastrophe, die
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n.
Katastrophe f.
Unglück -e n.
Unheil -e n.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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