Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French débâcle.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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debakl m inan

  1. debacle crushing defeat (event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously)
    Voliči dali vinu za tento debakl republikánům.Voters imputed blame for the defeat to the Republicans.

Declension

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See also

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Further reading

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  • debakl”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • debakl”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French débâcle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /debǎkl̩/
  • Hyphenation: de‧bakl

Noun

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debàkl m (Cyrillic spelling деба̀кл)

  1. debacle

Declension

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Further reading

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  • debakl” in Hrvatski jezični portal