El desastre
Example: El desastre va causar molts problemes a la ciutat.
Definition
"El desastre" refers to a sudden event causing great damage or suffering. It often describes situations like natural calamities, accidents, or major failures that result in significant problems or disruption, as in the phrase 'El desastre va causar molts problemes a la ciutat.'
Etymology
The term "el desastre" comes from the Italian 'disastro,' which combines 'dis-' meaning 'bad' or 'ill' and 'astro' meaning 'star.' It originally referred to an unfavorable astrological event, implying bad luck, which evolved to mean any catastrophic event.
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"El desastre" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (B1) - set 2", containing 113 commonly used words.
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