How do you say “disaster” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say auvàri, desastre, mal-astre, malan, malemparado, mau-parado. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | auvàri, desastre, mal-astre, malan, malemparado, mau-parado |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
auvàri
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | accident, incident, misfortune, setback, damage; disaster; catastrophe; failure |
desastre
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | disaster |
mal-astre
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | disaster, misfortune |
malan
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | bad year, crisis, disgrace, mishap, misfortune, illness; disaster; adversity |
malemparado
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | disaster, mishap, misfortune |
mau-parado
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | squall, catastrophe, disaster, imminent peril; mishap |