Fracases

/fræˈkeɪsɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural form of 'fracas,' meaning multiple noisy disputes, brawls, or chaotic situations involving many people.

Etymology

From French 'fracas' (a crash or collision), derived from Italian 'fracasso' (from 'fracassare,' to shatter), ultimately from Latin 'frangere' (to break). The term evolved to mean loud, broken disorder.

Kelly Says

A fracas is beautifully named—the word itself sounds like breaking glass and shouting, so 'fracases' captures the chaotic energy of multiple outbursts, which is why fight scenes in old adventure novels always involve fracases rather than quiet disputes.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አልተሳካም
al-te-sa-ka-m
ARالعربية
فشل
fashal
BNবাংলা
অসফলতা
os-fal-ta
CACatalà
fracàs
fra-kàs
CSČeština
neúspěchy
ne-oo-spe-chy
DADansk
fiasko
fi-as-ko
DEDeutsch
Misserfolge
mis-ser-folg-eh
ELΕλληνικά
αποτυχίες
a-po-ty-kee-es
ESEspañol
fracasos
fra-kah-sohs
FAفارسی
شکست
she-kest
FISuomi
epäonnistumiset
e-pa-on-nis-tu-mi-set
FRFrançais
échecs
ay-shay
GUGU
અસફળતા
as-fal-ta
HAHA
kashin
ka-shin
HEעברית
כישלונות
ki-sh-lo-not
HIहिन्दी
असफलता
as-faal-ta
HUMagyar
sikertelenek
si-ker-te-le-nek
IDBahasa Indonesia
kegagalan
ke-ga-ga-lan
IGIG
n'ime
n-ime
ITItaliano
fallimenti
fal-lie-men-tee
JA日本語
失敗
shippai
KKKK
сезімсіздік
se-zi-m-si-z-dik
KMKM
បរាជ័យ
ba-ra-cha-y
KO한국어
실패
sil-pae
MRMR
असफलता
as-faal-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kegagalan
ke-ga-ga-lan
MYမြန်မာ
အကြောင်း
a-kya-ng
NLNederlands
falen
fa-len
NONorsk
fiasko
fi-as-ko
PAPA
ناکਾਮੀ
na-ka-mi
PLPolski
porażki
po-ra-zh-kee
PTPortuguês
fracassos
fra-ka-sohs
RORomână
eșecuri
e-she-ku-ri
RUРусский
неудачи
ny-uh-dah-chee
SVSvenska
misslyckanden
miss-lyck-a-den
SWKiswahili
mafanik
ma-fa-nik
TAதமிழ்
தோல்வி
tho-l-vi
TEతెలుగు
ناکమ్యం
na-kam-yam
THไทย
ความล้มเหลว
khwam-lom-lueaw
TLTL
pagbagsak
pa-g-ba-g-sak
TRTürkçe
başarısızlıklar
ba-shar-is-lik-lar
UKУкраїнська
невдачі
ne-v-da-chi
URاردو
ناکامی
na-ka-mi
VITiếng Việt
thất bại
thất-bai
YOYO
àìbà
ai-ba
ZH中文
失败
shībài
ZUZU
amangazana
a-man-ga-za-na

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