descalabro
/deskaˈlaβɾo/
el
noun
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- descalabros
Meaning
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setback
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Sufrió un gran descalabro.
He suffered a great setback.
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Similar words
descalabro implies a more serious setback or disaster, a major blow, like a financial disaster; contratiempo is a minor hiccup or inconvenience.
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Practice
1 What does descalabro mean?
setback
2 Fill the gap: Sufrió un gran ___.
Full sentence: Sufrió un gran descalabro. (He suffered a great setback.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches descalabro?
descalabro: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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