débâcle

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /deɪˈbɑːk(ə)l/, /deɪˈbɑːklə/ Rhymes: -ɑːkəl === Noun === débâcle (plural débâcles) Alternative form of debacle. === Anagrams === belaced == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /de.bakl/ ~ /de.bɑkl/ === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from débâcler. ==== Noun ==== débâcle f (plural débâcles) (geology) debacle (break-up of ice dam) (figurative) debacle (fiasco) (historical, with definite article) the French defeat in the Battle of France (May–June 1940) ===== Related terms ===== débâcler embâcle ===== Descendants ===== → Czech: debakl → Dutch: debacle → English: debacle → German: Debakel === Etymology 2 === Non-lemma forms ==== Verb ==== débâcle inflection of débâcler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “débâcle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012