Vocabulary
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Katastrophe
/katasˈtʁoːfə/· noun· Pl. die Katastrophen
disaster, catastrophe
Die Katastrophe — a natural disaster, an accident with many victims, or (colloquially) anything that goes very wrong.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Katastrophe
- Plural
- die Katastrophen
- Genitiv
- der Katastrophe
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Katastrophe
disaster
Das Erdbeben war eine Katastrophe für das Land.
The earthquake was a disaster for the country.
Word family
Katastrophekatastrophaldisastrousdie Naturkatastrophenatural disasterder Katastrophenschutzcivil protection
Common combinations
- eine Katastrophe verhindernto prevent a disaster
- eine totale Katastrophea total disaster
- die Naturkatastrophenatural disaster
Real examples
- Das Hochwasser war eine Katastrophe für die Region.The flood was a disaster for the region.
- Die Party war eine Katastrophe: kein Essen, keine Musik.The party was a disaster: no food, no music.
- Zum Glück konnte man eine Katastrophe verhindern.Luckily a disaster was prevented.
