disastrous

katastrophal, verheerend

Große Schäden, ernste Probleme oder ein sehr schlechtes Ergebnis verursachend.

In einfachem Englisch: Causing great damage, serious problems, or a very bad result.

• The flood had disastrous effects.
• Their decision proved disastrous for the business.
• A small mistake could have disastrous consequences.

So benutzt man es: disastrous for someone/something (The drought was disastrous for local farmers.)

Synonyme: devastating, catastrophic, ruinous

Häufige Wendungen: disastrous consequences, disastrous results, disastrous for someone

katastrophal, desaströs

So schlecht, dass es ein völliger Fehlschlag oder ein schreckliches Ereignis ist.

In einfachem Englisch: So bad that it is a complete failure or a terrible event.

• Our first attempt was disastrous.
• The team had a disastrous season.
• After a disastrous dinner, we ordered pizza.

Synonyme: terrible, dreadful, catastrophic

Gegenteile: successful

Häufige Wendungen: disastrous performance, disastrous start, disastrous attempt