desastre

/deˈzastɾi/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Forms

plural
os desastres

Meaning

  1. disaster

    • Foi um desastre.

      It was a disaster.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

tragédia

Close synonyms for "tragedy, disaster."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

desastre

desastre is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "disaster."

Practice

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2 Fill the gap: Foi um ___.

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