Definizione monolingua

disaster

disaster (plural disasters)

1. An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
2. An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.

   The downpour and gales turned the wedding into a disaster.

   A nod means good, two nods; very good. And then theres the pursing of the lips: disaster.

Definizione dizionario disaster

	disastro
	unforeseen event causing great loss, etc.
	unexpected catastrophe causing physical damage, etc.
	The result of a vast ecological breakdown in the relations between man and his environment, a serious and sudden event (or slow, as in drought) on such a scale that the stricken community needs extraordinary efforts to cope with it, often with outside help or international aid.
	An event that results in large-scale damage and loss of human life, caused by natural forces, technical failure or human error.

accidente

cataclisma

catastrofe

disgrazia

guaio

malanno

pericolo

rovina

sciagura

sventura

Altri significati:

An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.

An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.