0 an event causing serious damage, harm, or death -- désastre [ masculine ]
a nuclear disaster une catastrophe nucléaire
2 a terrible event, especially one that causes great damage, loss etc -- désastre
The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.
This was done deliberately, and not caused by the weather or natural disaster.
Margarine and a few kilos of paint which, in principle, do not present risks, led to a genuine disaster.
I shall inform you of the extent of the disaster, which is a very difficult task for me.
These storms were an unprecedented ecological disaster for our forests.
This is a tragedy for many thousands of employees, and a disaster for the regions that are affected.
The question is, where does an accident end and a natural disaster begin?
A new disaster could happen at any time.
It has been a total disaster for agriculture!
