No. 11,576 in Polish
katastrofalne
"Katastrofalne" means "disastrous" in English.
In a sentence
Katastrofalne skutki powodzi sprawiły, że wiele rodzin straciło swoje domy.
The catastrophic effects of the flood caused many families to lose their homes.
In this sentence, 'katastrofalne' describes the effects of an event, emphasizing their severity and impactful nature.
Jej katastrofalne błędy podczas prezentacji wzbudziły śmiech widowni.
Her catastrophic mistakes during the presentation elicited laughter from the audience.
Here, 'katastrofalne' is used to describe mistakes, indicating that they were disastrous or had significant negative implications for the situation.
Postępy w projekcie były tak katastrofalne, że konieczne było jego przepracowanie od nowa.
The progress on the project was so catastrophic that it had to be restarted from scratch.
In this context, 'katastrofalne' characterizes the inadequate or damaging progress as decisively poor, leading to major corrective actions.
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