disaster area in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for disaster area in the English»French Dictionary

disaster area N lit

disaster area

région f sinistrée

disaster area fig

catastrophe f

Translations for disaster area in the French»English Dictionary

région sinistrée

disaster area

zone sinistrée ADMIN

disaster area

Translations for disaster area in the English»French Dictionary

disaster [Brit dɪˈzɑːstə, Am dəˈzæstər] N

disaster (gen)

catastrophe f also fig

disaster (long-term)

désastre m

air/rail disaster

catastrophe aérienne/ferroviaire

financial disaster

désastre financier

to be heading for disaster

courir à la catastrophe

the maths teacher is a disaster inf

le prof de math est une catastrophe inf

disaster struck

le malheur a frappé

area [Brit ˈɛːrɪə, Am ˈɛriə] N

1. area (region):

area (of land)

région f

area (of sky)

zone f

area (of city)

zone f

area (district)

quartier m

in the London/Paris area

dans la région de Londres/de Paris

residential/rural/slum area

zone f résidentielle/rurale/pauvre

2. area attr (regional):

area board, headquarters, manager, office

régional

3. area (part of building):

no-smoking/smoking area

zone f non-fumeurs/fumeurs

4. area:

area (sphere of knowledge)

domaine m

area (part of activity, business, economy)

secteur m

that's not my area

ce n'est pas mon domaine

area of interest/of expertise/of responsibility

domaine d'intérêt/d'expertise/de responsabilité

area of doubt/of concern/of disagreement

sujet de doute/d'inquiétude/de désaccord

5. area ANAT:

area

zone f

6. area MATH:

area (in geometry)

aire f

area (of land)

superficie f

the farm was 50 km² in area

la ferme était d'une superficie de 50 km²

7. area Brit (access to basement):

area

cour f d'entrée en sous-sol

disaster area in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for disaster area in the English»French Dictionary

disaster area

région f sinistrée

Translations for disaster area in the English»French Dictionary

disaster [dɪˈzɑ:stəʳ, Am dɪˈzæstɚ] N

1. disaster (huge misfortune):

disaster

désastre m

disaster area

région f sinistrée

natural/global disaster

catastrophe f naturelle/mondiale

rail disaster

catastrophe f ferroviaire

to avert disaster

prévenir les catastrophes

2. disaster (failure):

disaster

désastre m

to spell disaster for sth

signifier le désastre pour qn

area [ˈeərɪə, Am ˈerɪ-] N

1. area (place):

area in town

zone f

area in country

région f

area in office, home

espace m

in country areas

à la campagne

the bar area

le bar m

2. area (field):

area

domaine m

3. area (land surface):

area

superficie f

4. area MATH:

area

aire f

area of circle

surface f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The next day over 800 volunteers were in the disaster area helping those affected.

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Fifty soldiers and two helicopters were flown in ahead of the ships to survey the disaster area and bring relief work.

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Seven counties were declared a disaster area, suffering $200 million in property damage and 78 people died.

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Many media outlets say communications infrastructure is overloaded and destroyed in many places in the disaster area.

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The area was declared a federal disaster area after 85% of its buildings were either damaged or destroyed.

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Several ships sailed to the disaster area to recover victims' bodies.

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In the days following the sinking, several ships sailed to the disaster area to recover victims' bodies.

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He took the most important decisions to avoid repeat accidents and informed the government of the situation in the disaster area.

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The area was declared a federal disaster area.

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The hurricane left $40 million in damage and 16 deaths, which prompted a federally declared disaster area.

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