Disaster - Désastre (The 2397th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Disaster is Désastre. It is the 2397th most commonly used word in French, classified as a B1 word. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about sickness & injuries. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common French words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: disaster

French: désastre

Examples


The flood was the greatest disaster they had ever had.	L'inondation était le plus grand désastre qu'ils ont jamais eu.
It'd be a disaster.	Ce serait un désastre.
If he had stayed at home that day, he would not have met with disaster.	Fût-il resté chez lui ce jour-là, il n'aurait pas connu le désastre.
We're heading for disaster.	Nous allons au devant d'un désastre.
This is a recipe for disaster.	C'est la recette du désastre.
It's an ecological disaster.	C'est un désastre écologique.
This is a disaster.	C'est un désastre.
It was a disaster.	Ce fut un désastre.

This is a major environmental disaster.	C'est un désastre environnemental majeur.
It's a complete disaster	C'est un désastre complet
It was a complete disaster.	Ce fut un désastre complet.
His speech was an unmitigated disaster.	Sa diction était un désastre absolu.
It is time to take effective action to ward off disaster.	Il est temps d'agir efficacement pour éviter le désastre.
The Electoral College is a disaster for a democracy.	Le Collège électoral est un désastre pour une démocratie.
Should disaster strike, you will at least be armed with the knowledge to strike back against invasive nasties of all shapes and sizes.	Si un désastre plane au-dessus de votre tête, vous serez au moins armé d'un sacré paquet de connaissances pour faire face à ces menaces et contrer les nuisibles envahisseurs de toutes formes et de toutes tailles.
This spells disaster for the estimated 25 million families that make a living - or did - growing coffee.	Cette baisse est un véritable désastre pour les 25 millions (chiffre estimatif) de familles qui gagnent leur vie - ou la gagnaient - en cultivant le café.
After having risen to such heights, never has the proletariat known such disaster, such despair, such discredit.	Après s'être élevé sur de telles hauteurs, jamais le prolétariat n'avait connu un tel désastre, un tel désespoir, une telle honte.
The disaster caused a variety of social and psychological difficulties.	Ce désastre a causé une grande variété de difficultés sociales et psychologiques.
The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 was a military disaster for Russia.	La Guerre russo-japonaise de 1904-1905 est un désastre militaire pour la Russie,.
Planned obsolescence spells disaster for the most disadvantaged people.	L'obsolescence programmée est un désastre pour les personnes les plus défavorisées.
But now, flooding means... disaster.	Mais désormais, la crue signifie... le désastre.