Desastre in english
pronunciation: dɪzæstɜr part of speech: noun
desastre = disaster ; debacle ; calamity.
Example: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.Example: But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.Example: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.more:
» al borde del desastre = on the brink of disaster .
Example: The day before the riots, she had an article published in one of the papers saying that we're on the brink of disaster.» camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster .
Example: This was a blueprint for disaster but it is turning around.» desastre biológico = biological disaster .
Example: He describes the causes of deterioration, which include biological, chemical, mechanical and natural disasters.» desastre económico = financial disaster ; economic disaster .
Example: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together. Example: The article 'Biting the Bullet on Education' discusses the crisis in science education which reflects larger educational problems and signals a possible economic disaster.» desastre mecánico = mechanical disaster .
Example: He describes the causes of deterioration, which include biological, chemical, mechanical and natural disasters.» desastre medioambiental = environmental disaster .
Example: Hurricane Katrina brings a foretaste of environmental disasters to come.» desastre natural = natural disaster ; natural calamity .
Example: There are vivid examples of serious fires and other natural disasters occuring in libraries that cause incalculable financial and academic losses to society. Example: In a world suffering from conflict, natural calamities, gender discrimination and other causes of marginalisation, we need urgent and concerted action.» desastre provocado por el hombre = man-made disaster .
Example: Man-made disasters cost the most in terms of human suffering, loss of life and long-term damage to a country's economy.» desastre químico = chemical disaster .
Example: He describes the causes of deterioration, which include biological, chemical, mechanical and natural disasters.» desastre seguro = disaster waiting to happen .
Example: She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.» estar hecho un desastre = look like + a wreck ; look like + the wreck of the Hesperus ; look like + Pronombre + have + been dragged through a hedge backwards ; be (in) a (real) mess .
Example: Showing up looking like a wreck when the other waitresses can manage to look presentable isn't the smartest form of rebellion against the dress code. Example: You might get some funny looks if you turn up looking like the wreck of the Hesperus, but other than that, you're grand as far as I know. Example: We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw. Example: The economy is in a real mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.» estar hecho un (verdadero) desastre = be a (complete) shambles .
Example: While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years.» evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster ; avert + disaster ; stave off + disaster .
Example: Political ecologists, like the scientists, use their own forte to ward off disaster in the industrial United States. Example: In a last-ditch effort to avert disaster, Jack appeals to Davy Jones' thirst for vengeance. Example: There's only one way to stave off disaster -- to find the fabled fortune that her deceased brother buried years ago.» evitar el desastre por los pelos = have + a (close) brush with disaster .
Example: Our cruiser had a close brush with disaster yesterday when it narrowly avoided colliding with a fishing boat.» fórmula para el desastre = blueprint for disaster .
Example: This was a blueprint for disaster but it is turning around.» hecho un desastre = in shambles ; like the wreck of the Hesperus ; upside down ; cratering .
Example: He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'. Example: I certainly feel like the wreck of the Hesperus -- a zit on my forehead, a cold sore the size of Japan, and roots in need of a tint job. Example: Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down. Example: Obama inherited a cratering economy while Trump an economy running on all cylinders.» ir hecho un desastre = look like + Pronombre + have + been dragged through a hedge backwards ; look like + the wreck of the Hesperus .
Example: We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw. Example: You might get some funny looks if you turn up looking like the wreck of the Hesperus, but other than that, you're grand as far as I know.» llevar al desastre = spell + disaster ; spell + doom for .
Example: Trying to reach every market can spell disaster for small businesses, who cannot afford to spread themselves too thin. Example: So in the wrong hands, this technology could spell doom for many innocent people.» planificación contra desastres = disaster planning ; disaster preparedness plan ; disaster preparedness planning .
Example: Document restoration is a single component of a wider approach to disaster planning. Example: As systems become more complex and expensive, it will be critical that every library should have a written disaster preparedness plan to preserve the library's collections. Example: The following issues included in the survey are discussed: Collection care and bindery issues; special collections preservation; and disaster preparedness planning.» preparación contra desastres = disaster preparedness .
Example: As systems become more complex and expensive, it will be critical that every libraryshould have a written disaster preparedness plan to preserve the library's collections.» presagio del desastre = harbinger of doom .
Example: This tendency led, eventually, to the persecution of the raven, as a harbinger of doom and destruction.» ser un desastre = be (in) a (real) mess ; be a dead loss .
Example: The economy is in a real mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible. Example: There is now never the need for someone with a hair problem to feel that the problem cannot be solved; hair loss is no longer a dead loss!.» ser un desastre en potencia = be a disaster in the making .
Example: What you are witnessing is a disaster in the making -- not only for Lebanon but for the United States, which stands exposed once again as a prejudiced hypocrite.» ser un (verdadero) desastre = be a (complete) shambles .
Example: While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years.» ser un verdadero desastre = be a complete meltdown .
Example: I don't think this is a money problem -- I think this is a complete meltdown in your marriage because your husband is a liar and you've lost respect for him.» suponer el desaste = spell + doom for .
Example: So in the wrong hands, this technology could spell doom for many innocent people.» suponer el desastre = spell + disaster .
Example: Trying to reach every market can spell disaster for small businesses, who cannot afford to spread themselves too thin.