Usage Note
Dégât is almost always used in the plural — les dégâts — to describe damage or destruction, especially from a natural disaster or accident. The singular is rare outside set phrases. Limiter les dégâts ('to limit the damage') is a common idiom meaning to contain the fallout from a bad situation.
Examples
"Les dégâts causés par la tempête sont énormes."
Natural Translation
The damage caused by the storm is enormous.

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