ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DEBACLE
From French débâcle, from Old French desbacler to unbolt, ultimately from Latin baculum rod, staff.
WHAT DOES DEBACLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of debacle in the English dictionary
The first definition of debacle in the dictionary is a sudden disastrous collapse or defeat, esp one involving a disorderly retreat; rout. Other definition of debacle is the breaking up of ice in a river during spring or summer, often causing flooding. Debacle is also a violent rush of water carrying along debris.
4 QUOTES WITH «DEBACLE»
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debacle.
For the first time, we have the genetic sequences of all three of the players in the global malaria debacle: the parasite, the anopheles mosquito and the human. It's a very important milestone.
Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. And in this respect mankind has suffered a fundamental debacle, a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it.
Along with former President Bill Clinton, we have Sam Nunn to thank for the sorry debacle of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'
Of course most Americans don't know how A.I.G. brought the world's financial system to near-ruin or what credit-default swaps are. They may not even know what A.I.G. stands for. But Americans do make the connection between their fears about their own jobs and their broad understanding of the A.I.G. debacle.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEBACLE»
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debacle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
debacle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Debacle: Obama's War on Jobs and Growth and What We Can Do ...
Reading this book is like digging through the rubble of a man-made disaster: It is painful but necessary for going forward to restore prosperity and opportunity." —Jeffrey Tucker, executive editor, Laissez-Faire Books Are Americans better ...
Grover Glenn Norquist, John R. Lott, Jr., 2012
2
America's drug war
debacle
The United States has waged war, declared and undeclared, against drug abuse for eight decades.
3
Subversion as Foreign Policy: The Secret Eisenhower and ...
"This startling new book reveals a covert intervention by the United States in Indonesia in the late 1950s involving, among other things, the supply of thousands of weapons, the creation and deployment of a secret CIA air force and ...
4
The Great Chicken
Debacle
Great Chicken Debacle is a Marshall Cavendish publication.
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, 2001
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The Terrible, Horrible, Temp-to-Perm
Debacle: Book Two in ...
JUST WHO DO YOU HAVE TO KILL TO GET HEALTH CARE AROUND HERE? In this book, you, the reader, get to be the main character in an exciting tale of blackmail and corporate espionage.
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Debacle to Revival: Y.B. Chavan as Defence Minister, 1962-65
The Events In This Book Happened Over Three Decades Ago.
R. D. Pradhan, Madhav Godbole, 1999
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Guaranteed to Fail: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the
Debacle ...
This book unravels the dizzyingly immense, highly interconnected businesses of Fannie and Freddie.
Viral V. Acharya, Matthew Richardson, Stijn van Nieuwerburgh, 2011
Examines the events that have led to the mounting problems in the currently troubled savings and loan industry and discusses the steps necessary to stave off a complete financial collapse
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Wrong Winner: The Coming
Debacle in the Electoral College
"The historical evidence and the interpretations set forth by the authors are written in a most compelling and fascinating manner, providing an absolutely superb opportunity to explore the meaning and consequences of an important political ...
David W. Abbott, James P. Levine, 1991
One of the greatest of all war novels, The Debacle is the nineteenth novel in Zola's great Rougon-Macquart cycle.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEBACLE»
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debacle is used in the context of the following news items.
The Chinese stock market debacle is a wake-up call about the …
If anything, the debacle with the Chinese stock market, which has fallen for weeks despite government intervention, should get us to stop ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
Microsoft's CEO Still Cleaning Up the Ballmer-Nokia Debacle
Microsoft's CEO Still Cleaning Up the Ballmer-Nokia Debacle ... positive march forward while he attempts to clean up Ballmer's debacle. «Patently Apple, Jul 15»
Toyota Debacle Shows Cross-Cultural Training a Necessity for …
The debacle of Toyota's former Chief Communications Officer for North America, Julie Hamp, is the sort of high-profile misstep that business ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
EUR/USD: Caution on fierce price actions on Greek debacle
Traders are warned of sharp turnarounds on speculations, chatter and noise around the Greek debacle. EUR/USD fierce price action and ... «FXStreet, Jul 15»
Letter: Our state goes from one debacle to another
Why is our state run by having to address debacles? •The Workers Compensation mess where rates were raised when no one had a clue on ... «Greenville News, Jul 15»
Twigg says Halton General parking fine debacle is damaging …
HALTON MP Derek Twigg has told the chief executive of Halton and Warrington hospitals that the ongoing parking fines debacle is damaging ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
Greece debacle marks the failure of German leadership in Europe
In Greece, with one in four unemployed, the people have voted (once again) for an end to self-defeating austerity imposed from abroad. «The Interpreter, Jul 15»
Debacle Fest 2015
Debacle Records, founded in 2006 by Seattle native Sam Melancon, started out as a locally-focused drone and experimental CD-R label. «Tiny Mix Tapes, Jul 15»
Base metals bear the brunt of China, Greece debacle
The burst of the equity bubble in China and the debt crisis in Greek has pulled down most base metal prices to near a six-year low, due to a ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
Asian stocks down on Greek bailout debacle
Asian stocks fell on Wednesday and the euro declined against the dollar after an inconclusive eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Tuesday saw ... «www.worldbulletin.net, Jul 15»
