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Meanings of debacle in English

Portuguese
surra
Catalan
pallissa
Spanish
paliza

A sound defeat.

surra
Portuguese
fiasco
Catalan
ruïna
Spanish
fracaso

A sudden and violent collapse.

fiasco
Usage of debacle in English
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That small debacle alone wasted almost three million pounds of taxpayers' money.
The woman who died a lot
2
Following the Italian debacle Lièvremont ranted: Do I feel responsible for that?
The Irish Times
3
She said those found responsible for the debacle should be held accountable.
News.com.au
4
What if those people had announced a war or major financial debacle?
The Guardian
5
The situation was compared with the west coast franchise debacle on Tuesday.
The Guardian
6
As the recent Heartbleed debacle pointed out, password technology is deeply fallible.
Wired
7
Some opinion on the Leaving Cert English debacle from the internet world.
The Irish Times
8
Razor seems unabashedly pleased to be associated with that particular Merseyside debacle.
The Irish Times
9
Other agencies pursued larger fines against power merchants after the California debacle.
Reuters
10
SC Clearly Osborne has learned from the recent Nick Clegg chino debacle.
The Guardian
11
The farce came full circle in the week following the Letterman debacle.
Love All The People
12
Brian Shivambu is reported to have pocketed R16 million from the debacle.
The South African
13
Maimane's trial by fire was not limited to the de Lille debacle.
The South African
14
Paulson did not point fingers at anyone for the Sino Forest debacle.
Reuters
15
He'd give that thought more time once the Lightmass debacle was resolved.
The Slab
16
Only the strenuous efforts of the Turkish Eleventh corps prevented a debacle.
History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's...
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Common
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Common
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