dégât

See also: degat and degāt

French

Etymology

Deverbative from Old French deguaster, inherited from Latin dēvastāre (which was borrowed as dévaster). See also gâter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.ɡa/ ~ /de.ɡɑ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑ
  • Homophone: dégâts

Noun

dégât m (plural dégâts)

  1. damage
    La grêle a fait un grand dégât dans les vignes.
    The hail caused great damage in the vineyards.

Usage notes

In French, the plural is often used where in English the singular would be preferred.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: dega

Further reading

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