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desastre

disaster

Noun desastre m (plural desastres)

  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. (figuratively) something messed up (colloquial)
    Lo que él le hizo a esa pobre mujer es un desastre.
    What he did to that poor woman is messed up.
  5. (figuratively) a hot mess, train wreck (colloquial)

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Examples

  • Después del desastre, casi no quedó agua en la isla.

    After the disaster, there was scarcely any water left on the island.

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  • Su cuarto es un desastre.

    His room's a mess.

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  • La habitación de mi hermano siempre está hecha un desastre.

    My brother's room is always a mess.

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  • ¡Qué desastre!

    What a mess!

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  • Primero vamos a determinar la causa del desastre.

    We will first ascertain the cause of the disaster.

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  • El terremoto fue el desastre más grande que el país ha tenido nunca.

    The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.

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  • ¿Eres tú el responsable de este desastre?

    Are you responsible for this mess?

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  • Cuanto más lejos estamos de un desastre, más cercano estamos del siguiente.

    The further we are from one disaster, the closer we are to the next.

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  • Creo que es hora de que yo me aleje de este desastre.

    I think it's time for me to walk away from this mess.

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  • Sería un desastre.

    It'd be a disaster.

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