désastre
See also: desastre
French
Etymology
From dés- + astre, a calque of Italian disastro (literally “bad star”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.zastʁ/
Audio (Paris): (file) Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)): (file) Audio (Switzerland (Valais)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) - Homophone: désastres
Noun
désastre m (plural désastres)
- disaster
- Synonym: catastrophe
- bankruptcy, breakup
- Synonym: faillite
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “désastre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.