English-Thai Dictionary

debacle

N การ พังทลาย  kan-pang-ta-lai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEBACLE

n.A breaking or bursting forth. The geological deluge, which is supposed to have swept the surface of the earth, and to have conveyed the fragments of rocks, and the remains of animals and vegetables, to a distance from their native localities.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEBACLE

De *ba "cle, n. Etym: [F. débâcle, fr. débâcler to unbar, break loose; pref. dé - (prob. = L. dis ) + bâcler to bolt, fr. L. baculum a stick. ] (Geol.)

 

Defn: A breaking or bursting forth; a violent rush or flood of waters which breaks down opposing barriers, and hurls forward and disperses blocks of stone and other débris.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

debacle

de ba cle |diˈbakəl, -ˈbäkəl dəˈbɑkəl | ▶noun a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco: the economic debacle that became known as the Great Depression. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French débâcle, from débâcler ‘unleash, ’ from dé - ‘un- ’ + bâcler ‘to bar ’ (from Latin baculum ‘staff ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

debacle

debacle |deɪˈbɑːk (ə )l | ▶noun a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French débâcle, from débâcler ‘unleash ’, from dé - ‘un- ’ + bâcler ‘to bar ’ (from Latin baculum ‘staff ’).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

debacle

debacle noun the Watergate break-in became a debacle of the highest order: fiasco, failure, catastrophe, disaster, mess, ruin; downfall, collapse, defeat; informal foul-up, screw-up, hash, botch, washout, snafu.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

debacle, débâcle

debacle, débâcle noun the coup attempt resulted in an embarrassing debacle: fiasco, failure, catastrophe, disaster, disintegration, mess, wreck, ruin; downfall, collapse, defeat, rout, overthrow, conquest, trouncing; informal foul-up, screw-up, hash, botch, washout; Brit. informal cock-up, pig's ear; N. Amer. informal snafu; vulgar slang fuck-up, balls-up.

 

French Dictionary

débâcle

débâcle n. f. nom féminin 1 Rupture des glaces d ’un cours d ’eau au printemps. 2 Fuite, ruine. : C ’est la faillite, la débâcle pour cette entreprise. SYNONYME déroute . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom masculin embâcle, amoncellement de glaces sur un cours d ’eau. Note Orthographique déb â cle.

 

Spanish Dictionary

debacle

debacle nombre femenino Desastre que produce mucho desorden y desconcierto, especialmente como final de un proceso :si me echan del trabajo, será una debacle para mi familia; la sesión de Bolsa de ayer comenzó con un suave descenso que no anunciaba la debacle final .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

debâcle

d é bâ cle de ba cle /deɪbɑ́ːk (ə )l, dɪ -/〖＜フランス 〗名詞 C 1 (試みなどの )大失敗 ; (市場の )暴落 .2 〘軍 〙大敗北, 退散 .3 (川の )氷の大崩壊 .