Skip to the article
Ordpar Norwegian–English dictionary

Article view Home

fiasko

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

a flop, a total failure · a fiasco

EtymologyOpphav

fra italiensk ‘flaske’ from Italian ‘bottle’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

noe fullstendig mislykket;
totalt nederlag
something that fails completely, a fiasco;
a total defeat
  • stykket var en fiasko the play was a flop
  • gjøre fiasko to flop badly
  • en dundrende fiasko a resounding failure