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debacle

UK
/dɪˈbɑː.kəl/
US
/dɪˈbɑː.kəl/

Translations

debaclenoun
debacles
pl
UK
/dɪˈbɑː.kəl/
US
/dɪˈbɑː.kəl/
débâcleÉchec brutal et retentissant.
The company's new product launch turned into a debacle when the software failed to work as promised.
Le lancement du nouveau produit de l’entreprise s’est terminé en débâcle lorsque le logiciel n’a pas fonctionné comme promis.
débâcleEn hydrologie, rupture des glaces et crue soudaine.
The spring debacle swept away several small bridges downstream.
La débâcle printanière a emporté plusieurs petits ponts en aval.
Synonyms
disaster
blunder
setback
rout
collapse
fiasco
catastrophe
failure

Definitions

debaclenoun
A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
The company's new product launch turned into a debacle when the software failed to work as promised.
A sudden, violent flood or outpouring of water and debris, especially resulting from the breaking up of ice in a river.
The spring debacle swept away several small bridges downstream.
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