Catalan

Noun

desastre m ‎(plural desastres)

1. disaster

Related terms

• desastrós

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

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 usage examples of this term, see Citations:desastre.

Synonyms

• catástrofe, desgraça, acidente, cataclismo, tragédia

Related terms

• desastrado
• desastroso

Spanish

Noun

desastre m ‎(plural desastres)

1. disaster

Synonyms

• catástrofe

Related terms

• desastroso