disaster

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈzæstər/, /dɪˈzɑːstər/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈzæstɚ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di zas′tər, -zä′stər)


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
disaster n (catastrophe)desastre nm
  catástrofe nf
  siniestro nm
 Aid flooded into the country following the disaster.
 Llegó ayuda a raudales al país tras el desastre.
disaster n figurative (thing: complete failure) (figurado)desastre nm
 Nothing on this project is going according to plan; it's a disaster!
 Nada de su proyecto va según el plan; ¡es un desastre!
disaster n figurative, informal (person: complete failure) (persona, coloquial)desastre nm
  fracaso nm
 The current mayor is a disaster; none of his projects have run to budget or to schedule!
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
common disaster n (law: two deaths at same time) (derecho sucesorio)muerte simultánea loc nom f
  (derecho sucesorio)comoriencia, conmoriencia nf
 New: La cláusula de muerte simultánea será de aplicación cuando el asegurado y el beneficiario mueran al mismo tiempo.
disaster area n (site of a major catastrophe)zona de desastre nf + loc adj
  zona de catástrofe nf + loc adj
disaster area n figurative, informal (disastrous thing, place) (figurado)desastre nm
disaster area,
walking disaster n		 figurative, informal, humorous (clumsy or unfortunate person) (persona, figurado)desastre nm
  (persona, figurado)catástrofe nf
disaster recovery n (after hurricane, etc.)recuperación de desastres loc nom f
disaster victim n (person: affected by catastrophe)víctima nf
 Only the worst sort of scum would consider taking advantage of disaster victims.
 Hay que ser muy mala persona para aprovecharse de esa forma de las víctimas del terremoto.
disaster zone n (area affected by a catastrophe)zona de desastre nf + loc adj
  zona de catástrofe nf + loc adj
  (ES)zona catastrófica nf + adj
 Aid could only reach the disaster zone through one small airport.
 La ayuda solo podía llegar a la zona de desastre por un pequeño aeropuerto.
 La ayuda solo podía llegar a la zona de catástrofe por un pequeño aeropuerto.
flirt with disaster v expr figurative (do [sth] risky)jugar con fuego expr
  (MX)jalarle la cola al diablo expr
  meterse en la boca del lobo expr
 Having an affair with your wife's best friend is flirting with disaster.
 Acostarte con la mejor amiga de tu esposa es jugar con fuego.
natural disaster n (meteorological or geological catastrophe)catástrofe natural nf
 The earthquake was declared the deadliest natural disaster this century.
  desastre natural, desastre climatológico nm
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'disaster' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
act of God - apocalypse - calamity - cataclysm - catastrophe - clusterfuck - court - courting - dire - disastrously - fateful - flood - in the aftermath - natural hazard - omnishambles - on course for - on the brink of the abyss - people in need - relief efforts - rescue worker - ride for a fall - state of emergency - stricken - sword of Damocles - train wreck - unmitigated - visitation - washout
Spanish:
apocalipsis - desastre - sancocho - tronido - calamidad - descalabro - disloque - fracaso - porra - bodrio - infortunio - adefesio - al borde del precipicio - ayuda a damnificados - catástrofe - churro - desastre natural - desmadre - hecho un desastre - mal - monumento al fracaso - ser una papa - siniestro - terremoto - vaya desastre - zona catastrófica - zona siniestrada

Collocations: disaster [recovery, prevention, help, relief], have [sent, provided] millions in disaster [aid, assistance], disaster recovery [techniques, operations, workers], more...

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