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dégât

damage

noun deh-GAH Less Common

Usage Note

Dégât is almost always used in the plural — les dégâts — to describe damage or destruction, especially from a natural disaster or accident. The singular is rare outside set phrases. Limiter les dégâts ('to limit the damage') is a common idiom meaning to contain the fallout from a bad situation.

Examples

"Les dégâts causés par la tempête sont énormes."

Natural Translation

The damage caused by the storm is enormous.

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