Desaster

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Translation of Desaster into English

Noun

1.
metaphorisches Chaos
US
  • The event turned into a complete garbage fire.Die Veranstaltung wurde zu einem kompletten Desaster.
2.
Katastrophe
SlangUS
  • The meeting turned into a dumpster fire quickly.Das Meeting verwandelte sich schnell in ein Desaster.
3.
im übertragenen Sinn
US
  • The project turned into a complete train wreck after the lead resigned..Das Projekt wurde nach dem Rücktritt des Leiters zu einem kompletten Desaster
4.
inakzeptabel
  • The new policy is a disaster for employees.Die neue Richtlinie ist eine Katastrophe für die Mitarbeiter.
5.
bildlich gesprochen
  • His first public performance was a train crash..Sein erster öffentlicher Auftritt war ein Fiasko.
6.
großer Misserfolg
  • The project was a resounding failure, costing millions.Das Projekt war ein Fiasko und kostete Millionen.
7.
Scheitern
  • The concert was a fiasco due to technical issues.Das Konzert war ein Fiasko aufgrund technischer Probleme.
8.
Misserfolgsereignis
  • The movie was a disastrous flop at the box office.Der Film war ein Riesenflop an den Kinokassen.
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Expressions with Desaster: translations and examples in English

If we don't change our strategy, we are headed for disaster.
If we ignore the warnings, we head for disaster.
Mixing tiredness and driving can be a recipe for disaster.
If you keep lying, you will come to no good.
The untested plan was a debacle waiting to happen.
The event turned into a complete garbage fire.
After the launch failed, it's a complete mess-up.
The meeting turned into a wreck of the day.

Synonyms and analogies of Desaster in German

Translations of "Desaster" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
disastern.

Er hat den Computer im Nu repariert und uns vor einem Desaster bewahrt.

He fixed the computer in two jumps and saved us from disaster.

train crashn.

Das Filmfestival endete in einem Desaster, da technische Probleme die Vorführungen ruinierten.

The film festival ended in a train crash, with technical issues ruining the screenings.

train wreckn.

Diese Präsentation war ein absolutes Desaster; nichts lief so, wie geplant.

That presentation was a complete train wreck; nothing went according to plan.

garbage firen.

Die Einführung der neuen Software war gestern Abend ein totales Desaster.

The rollout of the new software was an absolute garbage fire last night.

dumpster firen.

Ich versuche es, aber dein Leben ist ein komplettes Desaster.

I'm trying, but your life is a dumpster fire.

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Other translations for Desaster:

  • messn.
  • catastrophen.
  • calamityn.
  • disarrayn.
  • shitshown.
  • fiascon.
  • cataclysmn.

Desaster: Examples and translations in context

Das Doppeldate wurde zum Desaster, als ein Paar laut zu streiten begann.

The double date turned into a disaster when one couple started arguing loudly.

Ohne jeden Zweifel war diese Saison für sie ein komplettes Desaster.

By any reckoning, this season has been a complete disaster for them.

Soweit man hört, ist ihr Urlaub zu einem kompletten Desaster geworden.

By the sound of things, their vacation turned into a complete disaster.

Die Reise war ein Desaster, aber wenigstens haben wir etwas daraus gelernt.

The trip was a disaster, but at least we learned something from it.

Ihre Kampagne hat sich total blamiert, und die Partei musste das Desaster erklären.

Their campaign did a bellyflop, and the party scrambled to explain the disaster.

Sie sprach ohne Umschweife und gab zu, dass das Projekt ein Desaster war.

She spoke straight from the shoulder and admitted the project was a disaster.

Nur so ein Schlitzohr konnte dieses Desaster in ein profitables Geschäft verwandeln.

Only a crafty devil could turn that disaster into a profitable deal.

Die aufgehobene Maßnahme schien zunächst vorteilhaft, erwies sich aber als Desaster.

The abrogated measure initially seemed beneficial but proved to be a disaster.

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