debacle

suomi-englanti sanakirja

debacle englannista suomeksi

  1. fiasko

  2. romahdus

  3. jäidenlähdön aiheuttama tulva

  1. Substantiivi

  2. o, epäonnistuminen

  3. laukeaminen

debacle englanniksi

  1. An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. (defdate)

  2. (quote-book)

  3. (quote-book) and lays the ground for a military debacle.

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  5. A breaking up of a natural dam, usually made of ice, by a river and the ensuing rush of water.

  6. (quote-book) so that in extreme cases the latter may even be dammed up for a time, and a debacle be the consequence, when the main river overcomes the resistance opposed to it, (..)

  7. (quote-book), the masses of ice, drifting with the current and unable to pass, are hurled upon those already soldered together; thus an enormous barrier is formed (..)

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